Medical aid in dying is authorized in New Mexico. On March 15, 2023, the House floor heard the Third Reading of SB 471, and it unanimously passed (66-0), clarifying that healthcare providers are able to refuse to participate in Medical Aid in Dying for reasons of conscience. The law was signed by Governor Lujan Grisham (D).
End of Life Options New Mexico is a 501c3 organization that provides support and education for advance care planning to ensure New Mexicans have a clear understanding of their rights and all the options available to them.
El Comité de Salud y Asuntos Públicos votó hoy (5-3) para aprobar la medida de ley Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act (HB 47). Dicha medida de ley compasiva permitiría a los adultos con enfermedades terminales en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales, la opción de obtener medicamentos recetados que pueden auto ingerir, para terminar con…
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has joined Compassion & Choices Action Network to launch videos in English and Spanish urging fellow New Mexicans to support the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act (HB 47) in her home state. To view the video in English click here. To view video in Spanish, click here. The release of…
Dolores Huerta, ícono de los derechos civiles, se unió a Compassion & Choices Action Network, para lanzar vídeos en inglés y en español, donde hace un llamado a los residentes de Nuevo México, su estado natal, para que apoyen la medida Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act (HB 47. Para ver el video en español, haga…
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal editorial, “Lawmakers’ plates are filled with weighty issues; it’s time to be sure they do no harm,” by the Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board, published February 28, 2021: “Medical-aid-in-dying legislation could be the most heart-wrenching legislation before lawmakers this session. Living through the prolonged death of a loved one…
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal guest column, “New Mexico needs end-of-life care options now,” by Dolores Huerta, published February 27, 2021: “Lawmakers in my home state are currently considering the Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act, House Bill 47, and I want to share my voice. I’ve been working on behalf of…
Compassion & Choices Action Network praised the New Mexico House of Representatives for passing a bill that would allow terminally ill, mentally capable adults the option to obtain prescription medication they could take to die peacefully and end unbearable suffering. The House approved this compassionate legislation, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act (HB 47), by…
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal guest column, “Give terminally ill option beyond dying of thirst,” by Albuquerque resident Revathi A-Davidson, published February 19, 2021: “How often have we said, ‘I am dying of thirst,’ with little real sense of what that really means or what it looks like? Witnessing someone, especially a close friend,…
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal column, “Lawmakers consider end-of-life options bill,” by Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer Joline Gutierrez Krueger, published February 17, 2021: “One by one, they told stories of the painful ways in which loved ones died, the butchery of it all, the screaming, the indignity, the helplessness of final days, the…
Compassion & Choices Action Network praised the New Mexico House Judiciary Committee today for approving a bill (7-3) that would give terminally ill adults the option to die peacefully. Last month, the New Mexico House Health & Human Services Committee voted 7-4 to pass the bill. The compassionate bill now moves to the House floor…
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