Overview
- The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a challenge brought by Dr. Paul Bryman and patients supported by Compassion & Choices.
- Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote that assisted dying is not a fundamental right that states must offer to non-residents.
- New Jersey’s law applies to adult residents with a prognosis of six months or fewer and requires two physician confirmations, repeated requests with witnesses, and self-administration of the medication.
- Oregon and Vermont allow access for non-residents, and Delaware’s aid-in-dying law is set to take effect on Jan. 1.
- Two patient plaintiffs from Delaware and Pennsylvania died before the ruling, and the state recorded 122 deaths through the program last year.