Medical aid in dying legislation was signed into law on May 20th, 2025 by Governor Matt Meyer. As of January 1st, 2026, medical aid in dying is an accessible end-of-life care option for qualifying patients in Delaware.
On 4/9/2026, SB274 was introduced. The bill aims to modernize the DMOST (Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) form and align it more closely with national standards.

Victory in Delaware! Delaware is now the 12th jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying.
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…
Seven in 10 Delaware Physicians Surveyed Want Option of Medical Aid in Dying if They Become Terminally Ill Nearly three out of four Delaware physicians surveyed (74%) say they support current legislation that would allow terminally ill adults the legal option of medical aid in dying to end their suffering. In addition, more than three…
This legislative session is showing great promise, with encouraging progress in several states. Connecticut The Connecticut General Assembly’s Public Health Committee gave a bipartisan vote of 22-9 on March 4 in support of a medical aid-in-dying-bill. Advocates urged lawmakers to approve the bill, which has been referred to the Senate for action. “We hope the…
An excerpt from WHYY public radio article, “Should Delaware allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed medication to end their life?,” published January 28, 2022: “Dawn Lentz has seen too many of her friends in Delaware die in agony from cancer and other illnesses without having the option to go out on their own terms……
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