The Delaware End of Life Options Act would create a process and set of procedures for terminally ill adults nearing the end of their lives to request, receive, and use medication to end their lives.

State Rep. Paul Baumbach says he will introduce a bill to allow terminally ill individuals to commit physician-assisted suicide by ingesting medication soon after the Delaware Legislature convenes in its new session. A version of the bill introduced in the last session did not pass. Some disability advocates expressed concern that legalizing physician-assisted suicide could lead to people with disabilities being coerced into undergoing the procedure.