Terminally Ill Connecticut Woman Uses Vermont's Medical Aid in Dying Law

Lynda Bluestein's Action Follows Successful Lawsuit Challenging Vermont's Residency Requirement for Assisted Suicide

Lynda Bluestein, a terminally ill woman from Connecticut, ended her life in Vermont using the state's medical aid in dying law.
Bluestein's action was made possible after a lawsuit she filed in 2022 led to a settlement allowing her, a non-resident, to use Vermont's law.
Vermont's law, in effect since 2013, allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to people with an incurable illness expected to kill them within six months.
Bluestein had been a lifelong activist and had pushed for similar legislation in Connecticut and New York, which has not yet been passed.
Vermont and Oregon are the only states that allow non-residents to access medically assisted suicide.