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.
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal guest column, “Grandpa Vince should have died peacefully, not violently,” by Albuquerque resident Maya Distasio, published January 29, 2021: “My Grandpa Vince was a lover of life. At age 77, he was a retired teacher who cooked, painted and cycled like a champ. His life changed dramatically during a…
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal guest column, “As a doctor, I believe death should not be gut-wrenching,” by Deming resident Dr. Diana L. Bell, published January 26, 2021: “As a retired physician, I have seen birth, and I have seen death. The first is typically joyful, and the latter is invariably sad. But death…
An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal guest column, “There are many safeguards in NM’s aid-in-dying legislation,” by Rep. Debbie Armstrong, Chair, House Health And Human Services Committee, and Sen. Liz Stefanics, Chair, Senate Conservation Committee; both sponsors Of The Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act, published January 24, 2021: “House Bill 47 is a…
Compassion & Choices Action Network lanzó un video en el primer día de la sesión legislativa del 2021, mostrando a Maya Distasio, una mujer de Nuevo México, en una entrevista poderosamente emotiva. El video muestra a Maya haciendo una súplica a legisladores estatales para que se autorice la ayuda médica para morir, al aprobarse la…
On the first day of the 2021 legislative session, Compassion & Choices Action Network launched an emotionally powerful video of a New Mexico woman, Maya Distasio, pleading with state legislators to authorize medical aid in dying by passing the Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act (HB 47). To view the video CLICK HERE. This…
Compassion & Choices lanzó hoy un nuevo video que presenta al fallecido Secretario del Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Nuevo México, Bill Johnson. El video conmemora el primer aniversario de la muerte dolorosa de Bill, causada por Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica y muestra la necesidad de la ayuda médica para morir. Para ver el video, presione…
Compassion & Choices today released a new video featuring the late Secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department, Bill Johnson. The video commemorates the first anniversary of Bill’s painful death to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and demonstrates the need for medical aid in dying. To view video, click: HERE. The video is being released…
An excerpt from the Public News Service article, “COVID-19 Makes End-of-Life Decisions Urgent for Hispanic Communities,” published June 16, 2020: “Many of us fail to make known our end-of-life choices before a health crisis occurs, and with COVID-19 upon us, those decisions may be more important than ever. Now a nonprofit has stepped up to…
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has joined Compassion & Choices to launch a bilingual education campaign featuring online videos promoting legislation to expand end-of-life care options in New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and New York. “I watched my mother, Alicia St. John Chavez, die in agony from breast cancer,” says Dolores, who holds Presidential Medal…
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