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Delaware's Assisted Suicide Law Upheld; Appeal Planned

1/3/2026

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U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Williams upheld Delaware's physician-assisted suicide law and dismissed the Institute for Patients’ Rights and disability advocacy groups' lawsuit.
The judge ruled that patients must be of sound mind to consent to assisted suicide.
Vallière, a disability advocate, plans to appeal the Delaware ruling to seek Supreme Court review.

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Story summary

U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Williams upheld Delaware's physician-assisted suicide law and dismissed the Institute for Patients’ Rights and disability advocacy groups' lawsuit.
The judge ruled that patients must be of sound mind to consent to assisted suicide.
Vallière, a disability advocate, plans to appeal the Delaware ruling to seek Supreme Court review.