HB3497

Establishes the "Death with Dignity Act" in Missouri, allowing qualified patients to request medication to end their life.

The Missouri "Death with Dignity Act" allows terminally ill, mentally competent adults to request medication to end their life. To qualify, a patient must be a resident of Missouri, have a terminal disease with a prognosis of six months or less, and be deemed competent by two physicians. The patient must make multiple requests, both oral and written, and wait a specified period between requests. The patient's attending physician must confirm the diagnosis, prognosis, and voluntary nature of the request.