Delaware

Status of Medical Aid in Dying

HB140, the Ron Silverio/Heather Block End-of-Life Options Act, was introduced in May 2023. After passing the General Assembly, outgoing Gov. John Carney vetoed the bill on Sept. 20, 2024, despite the majority of Delaware residents supporting the compassionate end-of-life option.

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Polling Data

By a two-to-one margin, Delaware residents feel that allowing doctors to legally prescribe lethal drugs to help terminally ill patients end their own lives should be an end-of-life option in the state. Read the Delaware polling memo.

Graphic showing that more than a 3 to 1 margin Delaware voters supporter medical aid-in-dying legislation (72%)

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Médicos de Nueva Jersey, Delaware y Pacientes de Pensilvania Presentan Demanda Impugnando Mandato de Residencia en Ley de Ayuda Médica para Morir de Nueva Jersey
September 1, 2023

Compassion & Choices presentó el martes por la tarde una demanda federal en nombre de pacientes de Delaware y Pensilvania que padecen cáncer y asimismo, en nombre de dos médicos de Nueva Jersey, afirmando que el mandato de residencia de la ley de ayuda médica para morir de Nueva Jersey viola la garantía de igualdad…

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Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill Introduced in Delaware House of Representatives
May 9, 2023

  The Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB140), permitting medical aid in dying in Delaware was introduced in the Delaware House of Representatives Tuesday by Rep. Paul Baumbach (D-District 23). The bill has support from every member of Democratic caucus leadership. Sponsoring senators and representatives include: Primary Sponsor: Rep. Baumbach (D-District 23) Additional Sponsors: Majority…

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