- The US state of Massachusetts is to hold a referendum on the legalisation of assisted suicide next month at the time of the presidential election.
- On 6 November Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote on Question 2, ‘Prescribing Medication to End Life.’ This is an important vote given the influence and prominence of Massachusetts itself.
- As well as being the subject of a famous hit by the Bee Gees (!) Massachusetts, a small state on the US Eastern seaboard, has played a significant historical, cultural, and commercial role in American history.
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