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DC mayor signs assisted suicide bill

By Robert King
Published December 20, 2016 2:47pm ET
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DC mayor signs assisted suicide bill
The bill Mayor Muriel Bowser signed would enable someone 18 years or older who is mentally capable and terminally ill to end their life. It sets up reporting requirements for physicians and the district's Department of Health. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Tuesday a bill that would make assisted suicide legal in the district, if it gets through Congress.

If approved by Congress, the district would join six states that allow assisted suicide for the terminally ill.

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