
- Oregon
- Washington
- Montana
- Vermont
- California
- Colorado
- Washington D.C.
- Hawai‘i
- New Jersey
- Maine
- New Mexico
State | Name of Act |
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Oregon | Oregon Death with Dignity Act |
Washington | Washington Death with Dignity Act |
Montana | Baxter V. Montana |
Vermont | Vermont Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life Act |
California | California End of Life Option Act |
Colorado | Colorado End of Life Options Act |
Washington, D.C. | D.C. Death With Dignity Act |
Hawai‘i | Hawai‘i Our Care, Our Choice Act |
New Jersey | New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act |
Maine | Maine Death With Dignity Act |
New Mexico | New Mexico Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act |
State | Authorization Date | Method | |
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Oregon | 11/8/1994 | Ballot | |
Washington | 11/4/2008 | Ballot | |
Montana | 12/31/2009 | Courts | |
Vermont | 5/20/2013 | Legislature | |
California | 10/5/2015 | Legislature | 6/9/2016 |
Colorado | 11/8/2016 | Ballot | |
Washington, D.C. | 12/20/2016 | Legislature | |
Hawai‘i | 4/15/2018 | Legislature | |
New Jersey | 4/12/2019 | Legislature | |
Maine | 6/12/2019 | Legislature | 9/19/2019 |
New Mexico | 4/8/2021 | Legislature |
State | Effective Date |
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Oregon | 10/27/1997 |
Washington | 3/5/2009 |
Montana | 12/31/2009 |
Vermont | 5/20/2013 |
California | 6/9/2016 |
Colorado | 12/16/2016 |
Washington, D.C. | 2/18/2017 |
Hawai‘i | 1/1/2019 |
New Jersey | 8/1/2019 |
Maine | 9/19/2019 |
New Mexico | 6/20/2021 |