Four things to know:
1. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act into law in April.
2. The law permits terminally ill patients with a life expectancy of six months or less to request lethal medications to end their lives, according to CBS New York.
3. Numerous safeguards are built into the law. For example, a psychiatrist or psychologist must determine whether the patient has the mental capacity to request the medically assisted suicide. Two physicians must also sign off on the request, according to ABC affiliate WPVI.
4. New Jersey joins six other states with “right to die” laws — Colorado, Maine, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont and Washington — along with Washington, D.C. Maine’s law takes effect in September, reports CBS New York.
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