On January 16, 2025, the End of Life Options Act (S.1486/H.2505) was introduced for the 2025-2026 legislative session by Senator Jo Comerford, Representative Jim O’Day and Representative Ted Philips.
On April 2, S.1486/H.2505: An Act Relative to End of Life Options was heard by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health.
On July 30, 2025, H.2505 was reported favorably out of the Joint Committee on Public Health by a vote of 9-1 to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.
On October 14, 2025 the Senate bill, S.1486, was reported favorably out of Public Health to Health Care Financing by a vote of 4-0-1.
On November 17, 2025, S.1486 was voted favorably out of Health Care Financing to Senate Ways & Means by a vote of 4-1-2.
We ask that advocates in Massachusetts use the link below to email their legislators and ask them to work to move this session’s bills forward.
The Massachusetts End of Life Options Act would authorize medical aid in dying in Massachusetts, bringing the full range of end-of-life care options to terminally ill Massachusetts residents. Email your lawmakers today and urge them to cosponsor the bill.
Advocates Urge Joint Committee on Public Financing to Approve Bill for Floor Votes Compassion & Choices Action Network today praised the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health for advancing the End of Life Options Act (S.1384/H.2381) Monday and urged the Legislature to pass this urgently needed bill for terminally ill adults in Massachusetts. Washington, D.C. and 10 states allow…
An excerpt from the Boston Globe article, “Cape Cod doctor’s quest to legalize medically assisted death goes before SJC,” published March 5, 2022: “Two years ago, Dr. Roger Kligler needed a walker to travel a short distance from his Falmouth home. Then a loop or two around his cul-de-sac expanded to three or four. Eventually, Kliger was…
An excerpt from The Berkshire Eagle letter to the editor, “We should be able to have dignity in life and in death,” by Pittsfield resident Larry J. Pellish, M.D., published February 5, 2022: “To the editor: I have endeavored to live a meaningful and dignified life. I would like to have a meaningful and dignified…
An excerpt from the Greenfield Recorder letter to the editor, “In support of Death with Dignity legislation, by Florence resident Linda Matson, published February 2, 2022: “As a long-time RN, I’ve seen a lot of peaceful, mostly painless deaths due to the wonderful skills and services of hospice and palliative care. But I’ve also seen too many others…
Los partidarios de la medida de ley de Massachusetts que podría autorizar la ayuda médica para morir como una opción de cuidados para fin de vida, hicieron un llamado a los legisladores estatales para que se apruebe dicha medida. Esto ocurrió después que El Comité Conjunto de Salud Pública aprobó el proyecto de ley por…
An excerpt from the CapeNews.net/The Falmouth Enterprise/The Bourne Enterprise letter to the editor by East Falmouth resident Stephanie J. Miele, published Oct. 15, 2021: I would like to call attention to An Act Relative to End of Life Options that is currently being debated before the Joint Committee on Public Health [in the state…
An excerpt from The Berkshire Eagle letter to the editor, “Death with Dignity bills deserve support on Beacon Hill,” by Pittsfield resident Jeffrey Lang, published October 2, 2021: “The Massachusetts Legislature is currently evaluating its own “Death with Dignity” bills [H.2381, S.1384]. These bills are currently being evaluated in committees. With more than 44…
Massachusetts stations will start airing a PBS documentary about medical aid in dying on Friday night featuring a retired internist in Falmouth with stage IV cancer, Dr. Roger Kligler, who also is a Compassion & Choices volunteer advocate for passing the End of Life Options Act (SD801/HD1456). The documentary, “When My Time Comes,” hosted by…
This week, we saw some incredible victories: In Montana, on Monday, we struck down an egregious attempt to criminalize doctors for relieving their patients’ unbearable pain. In New Mexico, in partnership with the New Mexico End of Life Options Coalition, we’ve cleared legislation that would authorize medical aid in dying through the House. On Monday, it…
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