A 407 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Repeals "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act."

This bill repeals New Jersey's 2019 "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act," which allowed terminally ill patients to request medication for self-administration to end their lives. It removes a legal exception that previously prevented such actions from being prosecuted as suicide or assisted suicide under state law. The repeal directly affects terminally ill patients who could have sought this option and healthcare providers who facilitated the process. The key mechanism is the elimination of this exception, restoring the state's general criminal law on aiding suicide to apply to these situations.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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