After a New Hampshire Senate vote last week, a medical-aid-in-dying bill spearheaded by a former North Country state representative

After a New Hampshire Senate vote last week, a medical-aid-in-dying bill spearheaded by a former North Country state representative has been referred to an interim study, leaving its fate uncertain, at least for this year. Advocates for House Bill 1283 — known as the New Hampshire End of Life Options Act, which would give those New Hampshire residents who are terminally ill and mentally sound and with six months or less to live the option to end their lives and pain and suffering by self-administering medication — said they are disappointed by the Senate’s vote but are committed to moving forward for the bill’s passage in 2025. They cite overwhelming support across the state, where nearly three-quarters of residents support such legislation and bipartisan support among Granite State lawmakers.