In the two weeks from August 12 to August 25, 2019:
- A district judge in New Jersey placed a temporary restraining order on the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act; the state Supreme Court rejected the Attorney General’s appeal and sent the matter to an Appellate Court. Implementation of the law is halted at least until October 23.
- HBO aired (and widely promoted) the documentary “Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America”, which includes a story of a California man who used the End of Life Option Act.
New Jersey
- “New Jersey’s New Aid in Dying Law, Explained,” WNYC, 8/14/2019
- “ON HOLD: Gov. Murphy’s suicide law held up by Orthodox man’s lawsuit,” Greater Lakewood, 8/15/2019
- “Judge Stops NJ Right-To-Die Law,” Patch.com, 8/15/2019
- “Judge puts NJ’s new death with dignity law on hold for now,” Asbury Park Press, 8/15/2019
- “Judge puts hold on New Jersey ‘Aid in Dying’ law,” Burlington County Times via Associated Press, 8/15/2019
- “Court delays New Jersey’s new aid in dying law,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/15/2019
- “New Jersey’s Medically Assisted Suicide Law Put On Hold,” CBS, 8/15/2019
- “Judge halts N.J.’s Aid in Dying law,” NJ.com, 8/15/2019
- “Murphy vows to fight ‘right to die’ law block,” KYW Radio, 8/16/2019
- “Doctor who sued N.J. to stop ‘aid-in-dying’ law believes it violates his oath,” WHYY, 8/19/2019
- “New Jersey doctor, lawmaker fight to repeal ‘Aid in Dying’ law,” News 12, 8/19/2019
- “Opponents of medical aid in dying law defend their legal bid to overturn it,” NJTV News, 8/19/2019
- “NJ appeals judge’s order stalling state’s new aid-in-dying law,” Asbury Park Press, 8/19/2019
- “Murphy admin asks Supreme Court to end halt on doctor-assisted suicide law,” NJ Biz, 8/19/2019
- “Supreme Court refuses to lift order blocking doctor-assisted suicides,” NJ Biz, 8/19/2019
- “NJ Takes Big Step To Bring Back Right-To-Die Law,” Patch, 8/20/2019
- “Bergenfield Doctor’s Lawsuit Halts NJ Physician-Assisted Suicide Act,” Jewish Link, 8/21/2019
- “Guest Opinion: The right to die should rest with the terminally ill and their loved ones,” Burlington County Times, 8/25/2019
Maine
- “Letter to the editor: Allow Mainers their own end-of-life choices,” Portland Press Herald, 8/13/2019
- “Letter to the editor: ‘Death with dignity’ discussion should spur more end-of-life focus,” Portland Press Herald, 8/25/2019
- “Willing providers rare as assisted-death law takes effect,” Portland Press Herald, 8/25/2019
New York
- “Sen. Skoufis argues for legalizing doctor-assisted suicide,” Daily Freemen, 8/14/2019
- “Letter: Aid in Dying,” Highlands Current, 8/24/2019
Tennessee
- “Death with Dignity: Movement to change laws in Tennessee, Kentucky continues,” Fox 17, 8/19/2019
- “The Morning Press: Should “Death With Dignity” Be Legal in Tennessee?” WGOW – The Morning Press, 8/19/2019
Around the U.S.
- “We’re in the middle of a revolution on death,” Washington Post, 8/12/2019
- “Final Exit: My Life, My Death, My Choice,” The Thinking Atheist Podcast, 8/13/2019
- “Physician-Assisted Dying: Even When Legal, Difficult to Achieve,” Medscape, 8/21/2019
- Colorado: “Terminally Ill Man Sues Hospital Over Aid-In-Death Medication,” Courthouse News Service, 8/22/2019
- Ohio: “Letters to the Editor, Aug. 25: Facts on physician assisted death; common sense about life,” Akron Beacon Journal, 8/24/2019
- Wisconsin: “Letter: Wisconsin should pass compassionate release bill,” Superior Telegram, 8/22/2019
- Select coverage of “Alternate Endings”:
- “A new documentary shows how attitudes to death are changing in America,” The Economist, 8/14/2019
- “Jon Meacham: Disruption comes to dying in America,” Acron Beacon Journal, 8/13/2019
- “Funerals — and death — are changing as Americans try to control what happens when they die,” NBC News, 8/19/2019
- “HBO’s New Documentary Asks You to Talk About Death,” The Atlantic, 8/20/2019
Featured image by Jason McHuff.
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