In 1997, Harry Kiernan was tried for assisted suicide after taking his wife who had multiple sclerosis to Michigan’s Jack Kevorkian. In September 2010, Bruce Brodigan was charged with assisting the suicide of his father who had Alzheimer’s disease. Assisting suicide was against the law in Connecticut in the 90s, and still is against the law. Columnist Susan Campbell argues that it should not be against the law, “A decision like this belongs in the family, not in court.” More
“Right-To-Die Should Be Law Of The Land – It Should Be A Family Matter”
( Hartford Courant – – January 19, 2011 )
