On April 17, 2025 the Delaware Senate passed the Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End-of-Life Options Act (HB 140) in a vote of 11-8 with two Senators absent. HB 140 now awaits consideration by Governor Matt Meyer, who publicly stated he will sign it into law following its historic first passage by the Delaware General Assembly last June and tragic veto by former Governor Carney in September.
Lawmakers need to hear from you. Urge them to make passage of HB 140 a top priority in the 2025 legislative session.
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.
In 2025, Delaware and New York are poised to reignite debates over medical aid-in-dying legislation, reflecting a nationwide shift toward end-of-life autonomy.
Despite the deeply disappointing veto of a bill to allow terminally ill adults to have the end-of-life care option of medical aid in dying to gently end unbearable suffering, advocates vowed to renew their campaign in 2025.
Afirman que el Gobernador Carney Defraudó a los Defensores con Enfermedades Terminales Que Quizá No Sobrevivan Para la Próxima Sesión Legislativa A pesar de un veto profundamente decepcionante hecho el viernes por el Gobernador saliente de Delaware, John Carney sobre una medida que permitiría a los adultos con enfermedades terminales, la opción de fin de…
Fallo no Intimida a Paciente Demandante de Delaware y Médicos Demandantes de Nueva Jersey, Consideran Apelación
For the first time, the Delaware Senate Executive Committee heard the Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB140) and voted to advance it to the Senate floor.
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…
The Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB140), which would permit medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults in Delaware, was Tuesday voted out of the House Health and Human Development committee. The bill now moves to the full House, where it will be debated and must be passed before it can move…
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…
Siete de cada 10 médicos Encuestados de Delaware Desean la Opción de Ayuda Médica para Morir en Caso de Padecer una Enfermedad Terminal Casi tres de cada cuatro médicos de Delaware que fueron encuestados (74%), dicen que apoyan la actual medida que permitiría a los adultos con enfermedades terminales, la opción legal de ayuda médica…
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