Euthanasia in the United States

This article is about euthanasia. For assisted suicide, see Assisted suicide in the United States.

Involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all 50 states of the United States.[1] Assisted suicide is legal in 10 jurisdictions in the US: Washington, D.C.[2] and the states of California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine,[3] New Jersey,[4] Hawaii, and Washington.[5] The status of assisted suicide is disputed in Montana, though currently authorized per the Montana Supreme Court's ruling in Baxter v. Montana that "nothing in Montana Supreme Court precedent or Montana statutes [indicates] that physician aid in dying is against public policy."[6]

  1. ^ "States with Legal Physician-Assisted Suicide - Euthanasia - ProCon.org". Euthanasia. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. ^ "D.C. physician-assisted suicide law goes into effect". www.washingtontimes.com.
  3. ^ "Governor Mills signs 'Death with Dignity' bill".
  4. ^ "'Aid-in-Dying' Bill Becomes Law in New Jersey". www.governing.com. 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ Chen, Angela (8 November 2016). "Assisted suicide is now legal in Colorado". The Verge.
  6. ^ Johnson, Kirk (1 January 2010). "Montana Ruling Bolsters Doctor-Assisted Suicide". The New York Times.