A coalition of patient and disability advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging Delaware’s medical aid in dying law on Dec. 8 − weeks before it's slated to go into effect at the start of 2026.

The plaintiffs – including the Freedom Center for Independent Living, Inc., in Middletown and Delaware’s ADAPT chapter – are asking Delaware's U.S. District Court to declare the law unconstitutional and permanently “block" the state's enforcement, according to court documents and a press release issued Monday, Dec. 8.

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