Court ruling restricts NJ’s assisted suicide law Eric Scott Published: December 9, 2025 New Jersey's Medical Aid in Dying law allows terminally ill residents to request a drug cocktail they would take themselves that would result in death. (Canva/Townsquare Media illustration)

Federal court upholds New Jersey’s residency rule for medical aid in dying

Why out-of-state patients can’t come to NJ for life-ending medication

New Jersey’s medical aid in dying law just survived a major legal test — and the ruling has big implications for patients both inside and outside the state. A federal appeals court has upheld New Jersey’s requirement that only state residents can receive life-ending medication under its 2019 law. The decision blocks terminally ill patients from other states to trav

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