Hawaii Makes It Easier For People to Kill Themselves in Assisted Suicides

Hawaii has relaxed its safeguards on assisted suicide, which was legalized only five years ago, in 2018. The state’s governor, Josh Green, a retired oncologist, signed a bill earlier this month which cuts the waiting period to obtain a lethal prescription. Originally, a patient had to make two oral requests 20 days apart. This has been cut to 5.