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Philly woman with terminal cancer is suing N.J. to change its medical aid-in-dying law’s residency requirement

The complaint alleges that the residency requirement violates patients’ right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.

New Jersey is one of 10 states that allow terminally ill patients to obtain lethal doses of medications to use to end their lives.
New Jersey is one of 10 states that allow terminally ill patients to obtain lethal doses of medications to use to end their lives.Read moreAnton Klusener/ Staff Illustration/ Getty Images