The Boston Globe published two opposing positions on doctor-assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients on Friday, July 7, with an open poll for viewers to signal their support. The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill that would make it legal.
As of Monday, July 10, more than 93 percent of takers said the practice should be allowable.
A non-profit organization began offering abortion pills Monday, July 3 at seven facilities in Eastern Massachusetts with $700,000 in new state funding.
Health Imperatives has facilities in Hyannis, Brockton, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Plymouth, Wareham, and New Bedford, according to its web site.
