Nevada took a major step toward becoming the next US state to legalise assisted dying, with the state Senate voting 11-10 on Wednesday to advance a bill that would allow terminally ill residents to take medication designed to end their life.
Every Republican in the chamber voted against the bill, as did two Democrats. The bill, SB 239, now heads to the Democratic-controlled state assembly. The state’s Republican governor, Joe Lombardo, has not yet indicated if he plans to sign or veto the legislation should it reach his desk in the coming weeks.
