Medical aid in dying was enacted in New Jersey on August 1, 2019.
On January 13, 2026, a bill to improve (S710) NJ’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act was introduced by Senators John Burzichelli and Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. The bill is assigned to the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
New Jersey Death with Dignity is a 501c3 organization that provides services, education, and end-of-life advocacy
Medical aid in dying is for people who are already dying. It is a lawful medical option for qualified adults with a terminal illness, a prognosis of six months or less to live, who can make their own healthcare decisions and have the ability to take the medication themselves.
Medical aid in dying is not suicide or euthanasia. Compassion & Choices supports people seeking information about lawful end-of-life care options in the United States. We do not provide instructions or guidance for ending your life outside supportive medical care.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, in crisis, or thinking about suicide, help is available right now. You are not alone, and your pain deserves care. Call 988, text 988, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at https://988lifeline.org/chat/
Los enfermos terminales de Nueva Jersey y personas con enfermedades que acortan la vida, así como los familiares cuyos seres queridos han muerto innecesariamente en agonía, aplaudieron al Gobernador Phil Murphy al firmar esta tarde la histórica medida de Ayuda Médica Para Morir (S1072/A1504), la cual se convierte en ley. La Asamblea estatal aprobó la…
“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…
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