Washington state debates the right to die
Supporters of a controversial right-to-die initiative in Washington state are expected to head to the State House this morning to deliver a petition bearing 225,000 signatures in support of the bill. In a grimly ironic twist, the chief opponent of the proposition and the chief defender are both ill with Parkinson’s disease. Guest: Reporter Austin Jenkins, who covers elections and campaigns for the Public Radio Northwest News Network.
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