MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A group of Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature want to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill adults.
WTMJ radio obtained a co-sponsorship memo circulated by six Democrats in the Senate and Assembly. The proposed bill would let patients with less than six months to live request life‑ending medication. It would require a written request signed by the terminally ill patient and witnessed by at least one other person who can attest to the patient’s mental capacities and prove they are not being coerced.
Providers could opt out but would be required to document requests and transfer medical records to a new provider if a terminally ill person chooses.
Co‑sponsors have until March 5 to sign on. Similar measures have failed to advance in the Legislature, most recently in 2024.