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
Lifelong New Jerseyan Reverend Gillian McAllister, a nondenominational minister since the ‘90s, “really wanted to get involved in something that helped” once she retired in 2011. Her training as a nurse, career as a bodily injury adjuster in the insurance industry and the difficult cancer deaths of several loved ones – including her husband in…
November 13, 2014 (Trenton, NJ) – In a move that brings the people of New Jersey one step closer to having the medical option of aid in dying, the New Jersey State Assembly voted 41-31 in a bipartisan fashion to pass the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (A2270). “Today’s vote reflects our first…
“As a kid I was afraid of death, really afraid,” says New Jersey volunteer Shoshana Osofsky. “I used to be afraid to go to sleep for fear I wouldn’t remember to breathe while I was sleeping.” A former scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency and now a licensed acupuncturist, Shoshana took an interest in hospice…
A recent public opinion survey conducted by Momentum Analysis, a public opinion research firm based in Washington, D.C., shows strong support among New Jersey voters for death with dignity both as a personal option and as legislation. Nearly two-thirds (63%) support allowing mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to…
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