In the two weeks from January 28 to February 10, 2019:
- Assisted dying bills were introduced in Iowa, Kansas, New York, Maryland, bringing the total of aid-in-dying bills under consideration this session to 13 (earlier this year, aid-in-dying bills had been introduced in Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia; the New Jersey bill has rolled over since 2018).
- New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee passed an assisted dying bill by 6 to 3.
- Montana legislature considered, for an umpteenth time, a bill banning “assisted suicide.”
- The Utah bill was blocked in committee.
Maryland
- “Supporters of medically assisted suicide in Maryland say new legislators, sponsor increase bill’s chances this year,” Baltimore Sun, 1/29/2019
- “Death with Dignity bill introduced for fourth year, with new measures,” WBAL-NBC, 1/29/2019
- “Md. legislators bring back medically assisted suicide bill,” Daily Record, 1/29/2019 [paywall]
- “Supporters To Try Again On Assisted Death Bill In Maryland,” CBS Baltimore via Associated Press, 1/29/2019
Montana
- “Montana lawmakers to take up medically assisted death ban,” Billings Gazette, 1/28/2019
- “Baxter was decided correctly,” Helena Independent Record, 1/28/2019
New Jersey
- “N.J. just moved a step closer to letting terminally ill people end their lives,” NJ.com, 2/7/2019
- “N.J. lawmakers consider allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication,” WHYY, 2/7/2019
- “Senate committee approves bill allowing terminally ill the right to die,” KYW, 2/8/2019
- “Here’s what you should know about NJ’s medically assisted suicide bill as it moves forward,” NorthJersey.com, 2/8/2019
- “Aid-in-Dying Legislation Advances After Passionate Testimony Pro and Con,” NJ Spotlight, 2/8/2019
- “NJ Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing Terminally Ill Patients To Seek Medical Assistance To End Their Lives,” CBS Philly, 2/8/2019
New Mexico
- “End of life bill gets another chance,” Albuquerque Journal, 1/28/2019
- “Rep. Debbie Armstrong’s Bill to Allow Medical Aid in Dying Advances First Committee,” New Mexico House Democrats, 1/28/2019
- “Panel adds time frame to New Mexico aid-in-dying bill,” Santa Fe New Mexican, 1/28/2019
- “NM Lawmakers Drop Telemedicine From Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill,” mHealth Intelligence, 1/29/2019
- “New Mexico Lawmakers Weighing Physician-Assisted Death Bill,” WBUR, 2/1/2019
New York
- “Survey: New York doctors support Medical Aid in Dying Act,” Rochester First, 1/28/2019
- “Amy Paulin says NY should approve ‘aid in dying’,” LOHUD, 1/28/2019
- “Survey: Majority of New York doctors support assisted death,” Albany Times Union, 1/28/2019
- “Editorial: Assisted suicide bill needs thorough study,” Times Herald-Record, 2/4/2019
Virginia
- “Bill Would Legalize ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ in Virginia,” U.S. News & World Report via Associated Press, 1/31/2019
- “”Death with dignity,” Virginia Delegate introduces new medical aid bill,” Virginia First, 2/1/2019
Around the U.S.
- Arizona: “‘Death with dignity’ law reintroduced in Arizona,” ABC, 1/30/2019
- Maine: “Controversial push to legalize ‘Death with Dignity’ in Maine,” WGME-CBS, 2/3/2019
- Massachusetts: “Nancy Paglia: The option of ‘Death with Dignity’,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, 1/30/2019
- Utah: “House Republicans block ‘right to die’ bill, likely killing the legislation for 2019,” Utah Policy, 1/31/2019
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