(WHTM)– Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed a bill that would allow terminally ill Pennsylvanians who meet specific criteria the option to end their life on their own terms.

The bill, circulated by State Representatives Carol Hill-Evans (D-95), Tarik Khan (D-194), Melissa Shusterman (D-157), Christopher Rabb (D-200), and Jose Giral (D-180), would legalize “compassionate aid in dying” for Pennsylvanians.

Individuals with terminal illnesses may feel that extending their life prolongs unnecessary suffering, and the bill aims to allow them the option to change that. The sponsoring State Reps said individuals who meet the criteria would have the option to request a prescription that would humanely end their life.

According to the lawmakers, the bill is modeled after Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. Only patients who are terminally ill and have less than six months left to live would qualify. The bill said patients could also rescind their decision at any time.

“We cannot begin to fathom the pain and hardship an individual with terminal illness faces – pain that often lasts until their final day. Pennsylvanians in this position should be able to make their own end of life on their terms in a safe, medically approved way,” the bill said.

Death with dignity laws exist in 10 states and Washington D.C.