The legislature's Public Health Committee is slated to hear testimony Monday on a bill which would allow physicians to help terminally ill patients to end their lives.
The so called aid-in-dying legislation is likely to draw impassioned advocates on both sides.
It's supported by an advocacy group called Compassion and Choices, which has spent thousands lobbying for the bill. The Catholic Church, along with the Family Institute of Connecticut, have voiced their strong opposition.
Quinnipiac University's recent Q Poll found widespread support for the idea -- those questioned backed the proposed legislation by a margin of two to one.
But its opponents point to another poll, this one conducted by the Marist Institute, and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, which found only minority support for allowing physicians to administer lethal doses of medication to end life.
