Several Massachusetts Democrats are still calling for impeaching President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress on Wednesday, but their public comments were muted when it came to Mueller.
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Republican Party chairman proclaimed Mueller's unforceful appearance a "disaster" for Democrats.
A new bill would make it explicitly illegal to encourage another person to commit suicide in Massachusetts if the encourager has "substantial control" over the suicidal person or provides the means to do it, but leaves an exception for doctors who help their patients kill themselves.
The new bill, known as Conrad's Law, is inspired by a now-famous 2014 case where a 17-year-old girl urged her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself after he showed signs of faltering. The bill includes a line saying it "shall not apply to a medical treatment lawfully administered by, or in a manner prescribed by, a licensed physician."
