We voters are about to get the chance to have our say. The Colorado End of Life Options Act is very close to having the nearly 99,000 signatures we need to get on the ballot this November.

That means the voters will finally get their chance to decide whether Colorado citizens who are terminally ill and facing death within six months will be able to legally obtain life-ending medication. To me, this statute is about personal choice and freedom from the tyranny of a painful, protracted ending.

Please sign the petition to assure that this important statute gets on the ballot. It only takes a minute. We have dozens of petition circulators around town. Look for us from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Durango Public Library. Thanks very much to the thousands of Southwest Coloradans who have already signed. We’re almost there!

Patrick Lyon

Durango