{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2501c","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2501C","heading":"Purpose and intent [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 19, § 3].","body":"(a) A terminally-ill-adult individual who has decision-making capacity has the right to request and self-administer medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner.\n(b) An individual should not be coerced, pressured, or otherwise compelled to take medication to end their life and the decision to self-administer medication to end life must be made voluntarily by a terminally-ill-adult individual with decision-making capacity, not by a guardian or other surrogate health-care decision maker or by the individual in an advance health-care directive.\n(c) Health-care providers should not be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional discipline for honoring a request from a terminally-ill-adult individual for medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner that is made in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.\n(d) The self-administration of medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner by a terminally-ill-adult should not impact life insurance or annuity policies.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 25C. End of Life Options [For application of this chapter, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 19, § 3]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c025c/index.html#2501C","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"5f9b3fb0b19e07846b25ec212d9bdbbeec0de068ed139bf51817c119528b1bd5","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2503b","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2502c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}