The Legislature would leave these rules to the Department of Health to adopt subject to approval by the governor. This would transfer the long haggles over details from the limited 60-day legislative session to a forum able to operate without time limits. Committees in each house ran through the charade of listening for a few hours to anyone who wanted to speak, then shelved the bills at least until next year. Only a single senator listened most of the time. Hawaii polls consistently show strong support for legalizing doctor-assisted death under strict controls.
National polls show similar support.
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