Medical aid in dying was enacted in New Jersey on August 1, 2019.
On January 9, 2024, Assemblymember Herb Conaway introduced bill A1880, which waives or reduces the waiting period between requests for medical aid in dying if the person is not expected to survive that time frame. A companion bill (S3588) was introduced by Senator John Burzichelli on Sept. 19, 2024. The bills were referred to the Assembly Health Committee and Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, respectively.
Threats to the law: A bill that would repeal NJ’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (A407), and a bill making it a crime of the first degree to coerce a patient to request medical aid in dying or forge a patient’s request for medical aid in dying (A406) were both introduced in the 2024-2025 session. Both bills were referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
New Jersey Death with Dignity is a 501c3 organization that provides services, education, and end-of-life advocacy
By more than a 2-to-one margin (63% to 29%) of New Jersey 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. See more polling data.
“We are thrilled that Governor Murphy promptly promised to sign the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act,” said Kim Callinan, CEO of Compassion & Choices, who grew up in Oradell. “His quick statement brought immediate peace of mind and tears of relief to the terminally ill residents in New Jersey who now know this peaceful…
Los residentes de New Jersey con enfermedades terminales o pocos días de vida y Compassion & Choices elogiaron a la Asamblea y al Senado estatal por aprobar el proyecto de ley Terminally Ill Act (S1072/A1504) o Ayuda Para Morir para Enfermos Terminales después de cerca de 7 años de debates e instan al gobernador, Phil…
New Jerseyans with terminal or life-shortening diseases and Compassion & Choices praised the state Assembly and Senate for passing the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (S1072/A1504) after nearly seven years of debate on the issue and urged Governor Phil Murphy to promptly sign it into law. The Assembly approved the bill…
New Jersey newspapers have now published 18 columns, editorials and opeds since last March urging the state legislature to pass the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (S1072/A1504). This compassionate bill that would give terminally adults the option to peacefully end intolerable suffering. The Asbury Park Press, Courier News, Daily Record, Home News…
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has joined Compassion & Choices to launch a bilingual education campaign featuring online videos promoting legislation to expand end-of-life care options in New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and New York. “I watched my mother, Alicia St. John Chavez, die in agony from breast cancer,” says Dolores, who holds Presidential Medal…
New Jerseyans with life-shortening or terminal diseases and others who watched loved ones die in agony praised the Senate Health Committee for approving the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (S1072/A1504) by a vote of 6 to 3 for consideration by the full Senate. The vote ended an 11-month delay in legislative action…
New Jerseyans with life-shortening or terminal diseases and others who watched loved ones die in agony praised state Senator Joseph F. Vitale (Woodbridge) for scheduling a Senate Health Committee vote on the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (S1072/A1504) on Feb. 7. The vote would end an 11-month delay in legislative action on…
Asbury Park Press oped by terminally ill Rumson resident Susan Boyce, “N.J. should pass overdue Aid in Dying bill,” Jan. 8, 2019 “When you have a terminal disease, every day is precious, so you spend your free time on the things that deeply matter to you. That’s why I have spent some of mine advocating…
Mail contributions directly to:
Compassion & Choices Gift Processing Center
PO Box 485
Etna, NH 03750
