Alva Review-Courier -

HONOLULU (AP) — As a stage-four prostate cancer patient, Joe Herzog has been considering how he might die and knows he could face intractable vomiting and starvation in the final days or weeks of his life.

As a retired veterinarian, Herzog believes he should have the same right that pet owners have to enable their feline and canine companions to die peacefully at home with medication.

Herzog, 57, was one of dozens of people to testify Wednesday at a hearing on a bill that would allow adult Hawaii residents who have a terminal illness to get a prescription for medication to end their lives.

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