A divisive ballot initiative that would allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication prescribed by physicians appeared early Wednesday to be narrowly going down to defeat.
The ballot question has been the subject of a ferocious political battle. After a Boston Globe poll in September showed voters overwhelmingly backed the measure, support steadily eroded in the face of a last-minute effort by a diverse group of opponents, including religious leaders, antiabortion activists, and conservatives who aired their message in aggressive television advertisements and at church services. The concerted opposition campaign raised more than three times as much money as proponents.
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I'm disappointed this didn't pass but maybe tightening up some of the language would get it over the hump in a future vote. It would be nice if the Catholic Church would focus on its own problems, like pedophilia with priests and losing their followers in droves, rather than trying to brainwash people. It doesn't feel like religion if it calls for people to suffer needlessly and for those close to a terminally ill person to have to deal with the mental anguish of seeing a loved one die without dignity. You have to love the Catholic Church and their priorities - no abortions, no dying with dignity but cover up child rape and molestation. I'm sure Jesus would agree!!