Delaware legalizes physician-assisted suicide

State capitol in Dover, Delaware. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 16:43 pm (CNA). Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer this week signed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live.The law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, allows patients to self-administer lethal medication, making Delaware the 11th state to legalize euthanasia. California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington, along…