NJ.com rep[orts that the NJ State Assembly voted 41-33 with four abstentions Monday to pass the “Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act."
Minutes later, the state Senate approved the bill 21-16.
Gov Murphy later issued a statement saying he would sign the measure into law.
The law would apply to New Jersey residents who have received a terminal diagnosis, defined as an incurable, irreversible and medically confirmed disease that will end the person’s life within six months
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