The decision comes after New Jersey physician Dr. Paul Bryman carried on a fight to offer the practice to out-of-state patients.
In a news release Friday, Bryman lamented the court’s decision.
“I am deeply disappointed by today’s ruling,” Bryman said. “Terminal patients outside New Jersey should have the option of medical aid in dying without having to travel long distances.”
In 2019, New Jersey enacted the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, legalizing physician-assisted suicide via pills for terminally ill patients.
The law contains several stipulations. The patient must have a prognosis of six months or fewer to live, and they must live in New Jersey.