Posts Tagged ‘medical aid in dying’
UPDATED: Gov Meyer to Signs Medical Aid in Dying Bill
UPDATED – 05/20/25 –聽Governor Matt Meyer has signed House Bill 140 into law. This is the Medical Aid in Dying bill. Gov. Meyer says this landmark legislation gives mentally capable, terminally ill Delawareans with a prognosis of six months or less the legal option to request and self-administer medication to peacefully end their suffering. The…
Read MoreUPDATE: Delaware Senate Passes Bill To Provide End of Life Options to Terminally Ill Patients
UPDATE 04/18/25:聽聽 Sponsored by聽Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend聽and聽Representative Eric Morrison, legislation providing end-of-life options to terminally ill patients has passed the Senate and will now move to Governor Meyer鈥檚 desk for signature. House Bill 140 would provide mentally capable adults in Delaware that have received a prognosis of six months or less to live, the…
Read MoreDel. House Panel Advances Medical-Aid-In-Dying Bill
A bill to allow terminally ill people in Delaware to end their lives with a doctor’s assistance has passed a House committee. The panel heard nearly three hours of testimony Wednesday from people mostly in favor of the measure, House Bill 140, which has also been brought up in various forms several times. Under the…
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