Less than a month before the new End of Life Options Act takes effect in Delaware, a group of disability and patient advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the controversial law from being implemented.
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Terminally ill adults in Delaware now have a new option at the end of life. On Tuesday, Gov. Matt Meyer signed House Bill 140 into law, legalizing medical aid in dying for mentally capable patients with a prognosis of six months or less.
House Bill 140, a controversial bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in Delaware, has passed the state Senate and is now headed to Governor Matt Meyer’s desk.
State senators passed the End-Of-Life Options Act on April 17 in an 11-8 vote, with two absent.
Delaware House lawmakers narrowly passed a controversial end-of-life bill Tuesday, moving the legislation one step closer to becoming law.