On April 21, 2026, Michigan State Representatives Edwards, Carter, Rheingans, Paiz, Miller and Steckloff introduced a medical aid-in-dying legislative package comprising four House bills (HB5825, HB5826, HB5827 and HB5828.) House Bill 5825 was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
The Michigan State Legislature operates on a year-round session schedule that runs through December 31, 2026. Both the House and Senate meet weekly, with regular session days typically scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. January 2027 will mark the beginning of the next two-year session; bills introduced in 2025/2026 will not carry over.
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Legislation to allow medical aid in dying, an option for mentally capable, terminally ill adults to peacefully end unbearable suffering, is supported by a wide majority of Michigan voters, regardless of political affiliation, disability, race, gender identity, age or religion.
Last week, Michigan’s law that denied pregnant people the ability to make important decisions about their end-of-life care–commonly referred to as a Pregnancy Exclusion– was ruled unconstitutional under Michigan’s Reproductive Freedom Amendment. The decision came after Michigan women, physicians, and patient advocates joined together to file a lawsuit challenging a Michigan law that denied pregnant…
Plaintiffs argue denying pregnant people the ability to refuse life-sustaining care violates their constitutional rights
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