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title: "Timeline: Key Dates in the End-of-Life Debate"
description: "Issues surrounding the end of life have been debated since long before New York became the first state to explicitly outlaw assisted suicide in 1828. This timeline looks at major events on the topic in the U.S. since the 1960s. Related Publications: Nov. 21, 2013 Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments Nov. 21, 2013 To End […]"
date: "2013-11-21"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/11/21/timeline-key-dates-in-the-end-of-life-debate/"
categories:
  - "Biotech"
  - "Death & Dying"
  - "Health Care"
  - "Health Policy"
  - "Medicine & Health"
  - "Older Adults & Aging"
  - "Religion & Social Values"
---

# Timeline: Key Dates in the End-of-Life Debate

Issues surrounding the end of life have been debated since long before New York became the first state to explicitly outlaw assisted suicide in 1828. This timeline looks at major events on the topic in the U.S. since the 1960s.

Related Publications:

Nov. 21, 2013 [**Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments**](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/11/21/views-on-end-of-life-medical-treatments/)

Nov. 21, 2013 [**To End Our Days**](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/11/21/to-end-our-days/)

Nov. 21, 2013 [**Religious Groups’ Views on End-of-Life Issues**](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/11/21/religious-groups-views-on-end-of-life-issues/)