DENVER — Lawmakers in Colorado are set to introduce a bill Tuesday that, if passed, could make it legal for terminally ill patients to choose. The “dying with dignity” issue is controversial.

An Oregon woman’s choice to end her life in that state made national headlines last year.

Daniel Chapman lives in Colorado and he hopes legislators pass a dying with dignity bill here.

Home is the one place he feels most at peace. It’s also the place he wants to be when, as a sufferer of ALS, he breathes his last breath.

“Sadly is affects everything from muscles to legs to ultimately your diaphragm muscles that control breathing and most patients that expire is because of respiratory failure,” he said.

As his body deteriorates, Daniel knows suffering will be painful for him and his family. So, he wants a choice. “At that point my quality of life may be diminished enough that I want to set a date and be comfortable with that.”

Daniel isn’t allowed to choose when he dies under Colorado law.

A bill being introduced Tuesday by Representative Lois Court would change that. “To me saving the individual and the family from that agony makes sense,” she said.

The death with dignity law she proposes would allow terminally ill patients to choose when to die.

The choice would require the approval of two doctors and there will be a mandate for the patient to go through a rigorous application process.

“These people aren’t suicidal. This disease will kill them and they should pick the where, the when and significantly the with whom,” Rep. Court said.

With each passing day Daniel thinks about how difficult the progression of his disease will be on his wife of 20 years. He wants her and his beloved pets at his side when he finally lets go. He says he’s at peace with his decision and now he prays for compassion and understanding.