Vermont becomes first state to allow nonresidents to use assisted suicide

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Voters in Colorado approved a measure Tuesday allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives, making their state the sixth in the nation to allow physician-assisted suicide. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file) David Zalubowski

Vermont becomes first state to allow nonresidents to use assisted suicide

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Vermont became the first state to remove the residency requirement for its assisted suicide law, allowing nonresidents who are terminally ill to travel to the state to end their lives.

Gov. Phil Scott (R-VT) signed the bill into law on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

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