The state legislature will not move to override the governor’s veto of the assisted suicide bill. (Photo from iStock Getty Images)
Delaware House Speaker Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, announced Friday that she will not convene a special session to try to override a veto of a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Delaware.
“While I remain fully supportive of House Bill 140 … the necessary votes for a veto override are not present in either the House or the Senate,” Longhurst said in a statement.
Gov. John Carney announced a week ago he would not sign the bill.
The bill, favored by many Democrats, will now die and must be introduced from scratch in January when the General Assembly meets again.
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House Bill 140 , sponsored by Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, allows a terminally ill adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual’s life in a humane and dignified manner.