The complaint alleges that the residency requirement violates patients’ right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.
New Jersey is one of 10 states that allow terminally ill patients to obtain lethal doses of medications to use to end their lives.The celebrations helped
law prohibits doctors from prescribing these medications to anyone who is not a resident, a significant hurdle for people from neighboring states — including Pennsylvania and New York — where it’s not permitted.late August, alleges that the residency requirement violates patients’ right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution, because it forces doctors to treat them differently if they live out of state.
“I do very much want to live, but the cancer is what’s killing me,” Sealy said. “It’s just the option that I want to have.”In 1994, Oregon became the first state to enact a medical aid-in-dying law. Since, nine other states and Washington D.C. followed. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the residency requirement because she frequently receives calls from patients in Pennsylvania or New York asking for help.
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