Medical aid in dying legislation was signed into law on May 20th, 2025 by Governor Matt Meyer. As of January 1st, 2026, medical aid in dying is an accessible end-of-life care option for qualifying patients in Delaware.
On 4/9/2026, SB274 was introduced. The bill aims to modernize the DMOST (Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) form and align it more closely with national standards.
Victory in Delaware! Delaware is now the 12th jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying.
On April 1 , Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices, along with Ryan Chabot of WilmerHale, filed an amicus brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of two Delaware end-of-life advocates and Compassion & Choices Action Network (the Action Network) seeking to protect Delaware’s medical aid-in-dying law. The…
This appeal is part of the third lawsuit of its kind filed by the Institute for Patients’ Rights since 2023; they also challenged access to existing medical aid-in-dying laws in California and Colorado. Access to medical-aid-in-dying was not interrupted in either of those cases, and the California lawsuit was similarly dismissed at the district court level.
A federal judge in Delaware today denied the request of a coalition of plaintiffs to temporarily block the Ron Silvero/Heather Block End-of-Life Options Act (EOLOA) from taking effect on January 1, 2026
Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices filed a motion to intervene on behalf of two Delaware residents and Compassion & Choices Action Network in response to a complaint filed December 8
Delaware se Convierte en la Doceava Jurisdicción en Estados Unidos que Autoriza la Ayuda Médica para Morir, primera desde 2021
Delaware Becomes 12th U.S. Jurisdiction to Authorize Medical Aid in Dying, First Since 2021
Dying Delawareans Hopeful Gov. Meyer Will Sign Bill into Law After Decade of Advocacy
Residentes de Delaware que están Muriendo Esperan que el Gobernador Meyer Convierta la Medida en Ley, Después de una Década de Defensa
El Comité Ejecutivo del Senado de Delaware aprobó hoy el Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End-of-Life Options Act (HB 140) o Medida Opciones para Fin de Vida de Delaware Ron Silverio/Heather Block (HB 140). Esta es la segunda vez que la Cámara aprueba la medida durante la década desde que se presentó inicialmente. La medida fue presentada por primera vez hace menos de un año, en abril del 2024.
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