(BOSTON) DEC 21 – IN ACCORDANCE WITH A 2012 STATE LAW MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY PUT IN PLACE THE FIRST REGULATIONS OF THEIR KIND IN THE COUNTRY MAKING DOCTORS AND HEALTH CLINICS TELL PATIENTS SIX MONTHS FROM DYING WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE. FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE FROM BOSTON.
THE LAW ENSURES THAT ALL PATIENTS ARE FREE TO DECLINE BROCHURES ABOUT THE INFORMATION. CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE BROCHURES HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO NINE LANGUAGES.
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MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DOCTOR MADELINE BIONDOLILLO SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PATIENTS TO BE INFORMED OF WHAT THEIR END OF LIFE CHOICES ARE.