Delaware becomes 11th state to allow assisted suicide
- Governor Matt Meyer signed House Bill 140 on May 20, 2025, legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Dover, Delaware.
- The bill followed a decade-long legislative effort and passed narrowly in the Senate amid opposition from medical and disability groups.
- The law allows mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have a life expectancy of six months or less to legally obtain and take medication prescribed to peacefully end their own lives, subject to strict safeguards.
- Governor Meyer said, "end-of-life decisions belong to patients, not politicians," emphasizing relief from suffering and personal choice.
- The law takes effect January 1, 2026, making Delaware the 12th U.S. Jurisdiction to allow medical aid-in-dying despite concerns about potential risks.
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Delaware legalizes physician-assisted suicide
State capitol in Dover, Delaware. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 16:43 pm (CNA). Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer this week signed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of s... [...]
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