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  2. Assisted suicide in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In August 2022, a Connecticut resident with end-stage cancer sued Vermont to invalide the law's residency requirement for medical aid-in-dying, arguing that it was unconstitutional. [68] Vermont settled the case by removing the non-resident requirement, becoming the first state to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to non-residents. [69]

  3. Controversial medical-aid in dying legislation being ... - AOL

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    We cannot allow this barbaric procedure to become legal in our state," said president Mary Kate Zander in a statement. Oregon became the first state to implement medical-aid in dying in 1997.

  4. Act 39 - Wikipedia

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    Act 39 of 2013 established the U.S. state of Vermont's Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act (Vermont Statutes Annotated Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 113), [1] which legalizes medical aid in dying (commonly referred to as physician-assisted suicide) with certain restrictions.

  5. Woman with ALS explains decision to die with medical ... - AOL

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    Dying with medical assistance is currently legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C., but eight other states are considering similar laws this year, according to the nonprofit Death with Dignity.

  6. Assisted suicide - Wikipedia

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    In the state of Oregon's 2015 survey, they asked the terminally ill who were participating in medical aid in dying, what their biggest end-of-life concerns were: 96.2% of those people mentioned the loss of the ability to participate in activities that once made them enjoy life, 92.4% mentioned the loss of autonomy, or the independence of their ...

  7. Although it will be a long time before Indiana considers medical aid in dying legislation, a majority of Americans support MAID for terminal illness.

  8. Washington Death with Dignity Act - Wikipedia

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    Initiative 1000 (I-1000) of 2008 established the U.S. state of Washington's Death with Dignity Act (RCW 70.245 [2]), which legalizes medical aid in dying with certain restrictions. Passage of this initiative made Washington the second U.S. state to permit some terminally ill patients to determine the time

  9. Medical-aid-in-dying bill clears one legislative hurdle ... - AOL

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    The End of Life Options Act would allow terminally ill patients, who have six months or less to live, to request medication to die peacefully.. Medical-aid-in-dying bill clears one legislative ...