Madam Speaker, at the fundamental core, this is about freedom of choice. We live in a society where we believe in freedom. We believe in choices and making our own choices. When I go to a hospital, I can make a choice to be treated for something. I should also be able to make the choice, when I have been treated for a long time and recognize that I am at the end, to be assisted in moving on and passing away.
The core of this is about individual choice. Freedom is what our entire country is based on: the freedom to make these decisions on our own.