TRENTON, N.J. – Ignoring a last ditch pleas from opponents to conditionally veto the deeply-flawed legislation, Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s assisted suicide legislation into law on Friday.
New Jersey joins California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia in having so-called ‘right to die’ laws on the books:
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Today’s bill signing will make NJ the eighth state to allow terminally ill patients the dignity to make their own end-of-life decisions – including medical aid in dying.
We must give these patients the humanity, respect, and compassion they deserve.https://t.co/iu2X7wOkDF pic.twitter.com/lY5nwXHPHk
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) April 12, 2019
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