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Nevada Democrats Threaten to Keep Pushing Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide

While states like New York are actively advancing assisted suicide legislation, Republicans in Nevada are working hard to quash any such effort.On Friday, the Nevada Legislature put the brakes on a controversial bill, Assembly Bill 346, that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill, mentally competent adults with six months or less to live. Before it was shelved, the legislation already had a rocky journey.It barely passed the Assembly with a 23-19 vote. But it hit a wa