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. The committee has set a deadline of June 1 to move the bill.
While we wait, we ask that advocates in Massachusetts use the link below to email their legislators and ask them to co-sponsor this session’s bills.
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.
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…
Compassion & Choices Action Network today praised Massachusetts lawmakers for reintroducing the End of Life Options Act (SD 801/HD 1456) and urged the Legislature to pass the popular bill to prevent any more terminally ill residents from needlessly suffering or not having full autonomy over their death. “There is no miracle that will rid me…
Citando un nuevo editorial del Boston Globe y una encuesta reciente de Massachusetts, tres grupos de defensa de cuidados de salud para el fin de vida, están haciendo un llamado a los legisladores estatales para que utilicen la sesión postelectoral y conviertan en ley, una medida de ayuda médica para morir, antes de finalizar este…
Citing a new Boston Globe editorial and recent Massachusetts poll, three end-of-life care advocacy groups jointly running the grassroots campaign to pass a medical aid-in-dying bill are urging state lawmakers to utilize the post-election session to enact the legislation into law this year. According to a Boston Globe-Suffolk University poll published in September, seven out of 10 Massachusetts residents…
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