Earlier this month, theU.K. passed a first votein a bill that would allow assisted dying for the terminally ill.
Assisted dying in America I have spent thelast four years studyingassisted dying in America, particularly in Oregon and Washington, which have thecountry's longest-standing assisted dying laws. California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey and Vermont also allow...
Ige said the law was written to ensure the patient is in full control and it provides just one option available for end-of-life care, knowing assisted suicide is not for everyone. “But we know that we have gotten to a point in our community that it does make sense to give the patien...
At least one other state with a similar law has seen it challenged in court. A California appeals court in 2018 overturned a lower court ruling that found the state’s assisted suicide law was unconstitutional. MIKE CATALINI Catalini covers government, elections and news primarily in New Jersey...
A similar measure in 2015 was voted down by a wide margin, but since then, Canada, new Zealand, Austria have made it legal.