In the two weeks from July 29 to August 11, 2019:
- New Jersey‘s Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act went into effect (on August 1). Learn more ›
- Maine media reported on our opponents’ drive to collect signatures on a people’s veto petition.
New Jersey
- “New Jersey law giving terminally ill patients the right to end their lives goes into effect this week,” The Hill, 7/29/2019
- “New Jersey ‘Right To Die’ Law For Terminally Ill Patients Goes Into Effect This Week,” CBS New York, 7/29/2019
- “New Jersey’s aid in dying law takes effect Thursday,” Philly Voice, 7/29/2019
- “Terminally ill people in New Jersey can now choose to end their lives,” KCRA-NBC, 7/30/2019
- “New Jersey assisted suicide law to go into effect this week,” Fox News, 7/30/2019
- “Aid in Dying Law — What NJ Can Learn from Other States,” New Jersey 101.5, 8/1/2019
- “Medical aid in dying law goes into effect,” NJTV News, 8/1/2019
- “New Jersey’s medically assisted suicide law takes effect,” NBC News via Associated Press, 8/1/2019
- “NJ doctors can help terminally ill patients die beginning today,” NorthJersey.com, 8/1/2019
- “New Jersey the Latest State to Allow Terminally Ill to Seek Aid in Dying,” Reason, 8/1/2019
- “New Jersey will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives starting today,” CNN, 8/1/2019
- “New Jersey Enacts Medical Aid-in-Dying Law,” US News & World Report, 8/1/2019
- “Starting today, N.J. will let terminally ill patients decide when to die. Here are the details.,” NJ.com, 8/1/2019
Maine
- “People’s veto petition drive faces challenge from tight timetable,” NBC Newscenter Maine, 8/8/2019
- “Maine secretary of state gave people’s veto efforts bad guidance on election date,” Bangor Daily News, 8/8/2019
- “Organizers turn to churches in effort to undo abortion and assisted-suicide laws,” Portland Press Herald, 8/9/2019
Massachusetts
- “Leaders must allow us to limit the pain of dying,” Barnstable Patriot, 7/30/2019
- “As I See It: Voters Support End of Life Options Act,” WorcesterTelegram,8/9/2019
- “As I See It: Massachusetts ready to legalize End of Life Options Act,” WorcesterTelegram,8/9/2019
New York
- “My partner deserved to die in peace: New York needs medical aid in dying, now,” New York Daily News, 8/1/2019
- “Commentary: Give terminally ill right to choose medical aid in dying,” Albany Times Union, 8/2/2019
Oregon / Washington
- “Who Uses Medical Aid to Die in Oregon and Washington?” US News & World Report, 8/9/2019
- “Annual Medical Aid in Dying Requests Consistent in Oregon, Washington,” MD Magazine, 8/9/2019
Around the U.S.
- “Sometimes as physicians, we need to embrace death with open arms,” KevinMD.com, 8/1/2019
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