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The French National Assembly voted to legalize MAiD for terminally ill individuals by self-administration or by a medical professional if physically unable to do so.

The American Association of Suicidology (AAS), the oldest and largest suicide prevention group in the U.S., has reaffirmed its position paper first issued in 2017 that "Suicide Is Not The Same As Physician Aid In Dying."

A majority of Americans see physician-assisted death as morally permissible or don’t consider it a moral issue, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. The support crosses political and religious lines.

13th state to adopt the U.S. model New York has become the latest state to authorize medical aid in dying, giving terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less the option to request medication they can self-administer to end their lives peacefully and on their own terms. In her signing statement, Gov. […]

The NH Academy of Family Physicians (NHAFP) Board of Directors has just endorsed medical aid in dying. This is the first time a NH medical association has endorced aid in dying.

After over a decade’s worth of effort and contentious battles within the state legislature, Gov. Matt Meyer signed legislation to legalize medical aid in dying.

An amendment to Maine’s Death with Dignity Act was signed by Governor Janet Mills that allows physicians to use their clinical discretion to waive up to 10 days of the 17-day waiting period for qualified patients.

NEW YORK – Sponsors and supporters in Albany celebrated the passage of Medical Aid in Dying in New York, making it the 12th state in the U.S. and 13th jurisdiction. It now moves to the Governor’s desk for signature at the end of the year, after rules and regulations for implementation have been created.

(Concord, NH - May 16, 2024) Advocates for a bipartisan bill that would allow mentally capable, terminally ill adults in New Hampshire to have the option of medical aid in dying expressed deep sadness that the Senate voted 17-7 Wednesday to refer to the bill for interim study but vowed to push for the bill’s passage in 2025.

Seven out of 10 Granite Staters (71 percent) support medical aid-in-dying legislation to give terminally ill adults in New Hampshire the legal option to take prescription medication to gently end intolerable suffering, while only about one out of six residents (17 percent) oppose the bill.

The WBUR-Boston national news show On Point aired a fine discussion on the state of medical aid in dying in the U.S.

Vermont has become the first state in the country to go through a legislative process to allow non-residents to request medications to hasten their death. Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill into law May 2.