A 529 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 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" (P.L.2019, c.59), which allowed terminally ill patients to access physician-assisted medication under strict safeguards. By repealing sections 1-26 of that law, the bill removes the legal exception that previously protected healthcare providers and patients from criminal prosecution under N.J.S.2C:11-6 (aiding suicide) when following the act's procedures. The repeal means aiding suicide would again be punishable as a crime under state law, directly affecting terminally ill patients who could previously seek this option and healthcare providers who followed the repealed act's requirements. The change takes immediate effect upon enactment.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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