New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed off on legislation Friday that would permit terminally ill adults to end their lives with the assistance of medical professionals.

New Jersey is now the eighth state to approve such a measure, known in New Jersey as the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. States including Oregon, California, and Hawaii have already approved similar legislation.

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