Appeals court rules New Jersey's medically assisted suicide law is for residents only

A New Jersey law that permits terminally ill people to seek life-ending drugs applies only to residents of the state and not those from beyond its borders, a federal appeals court ruled.

The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments challenging New Jersey's residency requirement while acknowledging how fraught end-of-life decisions can be. The court noted that not all states have adopted the same approach.