Oregon Ends Residency Requirement for MAID
This settlement was in response to a federal lawsuit alleging that the residency requirement of Oregon’s MAID law violated the U.S. Constitution’s right to equal treatment. The lawsuit was brought forth by a physician in Oregon who was represented by our friends at Compassion & Choices. More information can be found here.
This settlement will likely serve as precedent for advocates in other states to press for their state’s MAID residency requirement to be dropped. New York’s proposed bill, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, A. 4321/S.6471, does not include a residency requirement. For all other medical procedures, treatment, or care, a patient does not have to be a resident of NY, so there is no justification for having a residency requirement only for medical aid in dying.
Reprinted from endoflifechoicesny.org