New Jersey law giving terminally ill patients the right to end their lives goes into effect this week - The Hill

A law allowing physicians to provide lethal prescriptions to terminally ill patients who want to die will go into effect in New Jersey this week....
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/455185-new-jersey-law-giving-terminally-ill-patients-the-right-to-end-their

Senate Committee Approves 'Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act' - Insider NJ

Legislation sponsored by Senators Nicholas Scutari and Richard Codey that would create a process for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to seek medical assistance to end their lives was approved by the Senate Health Committee today...

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/senate-committee-approves-medical-aid-dying-terminally-ill-act/

Giving patients the 'right to try' experimental drugs is a political maneuver, not a lifesaver - The Conversation US

The House plans to vote on 'right to try' legislation. Politically, it's a winner. But will it give terminally patients the help they need or only bring false hope? ....
https://theconversation.com/giving-patients-the-right-to-try-experimental-drugs-is-a-political-maneuver-not-a-lifesaver-91382

Doctor: My terminally ill patients deserve end of life options

Sam was a 42-year-old patient of mine with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — also known as Lou Gehrig disease. He was relatively vibrant when he first came to me, but eventually became weaker and had to use a wheelchair to get around. He began having trouble forming words and spoke in a whisper. He even had difficulty swallowing his saliva. He was rapidly losing weight, both in muscle bulk and in overall body mass....

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/02/21/doctor-my-terminally-ill-patients-deserve-end-life-options/359511002/

I’m a doctor. Here’s what it’s like helping terminally ill patients end their lives. -- Vox

Aid in dying has been legal in California for a year now. Many of my patients have been waiting for this. ....
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/9/21/16335534/aid-in-dying-california-legal-end-of-life