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Maryland Gov. Hogan Says He Is “Open to Both Sides” on End of Life Option Act

lukej January 8, 2020 No Comments

In response to a direct question to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan from Compassion & Choices about if his life-threatening experience with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma had changed his perception of end-of-life care…

Kim Callinan: The time will come for End of Life Option Act in Maryland

lukej April 1, 2019 No Comments

Compassion & Choices CEO Kim Callinan wrote an op-ed published in the Capital Gazette. She said, “While the opposition’s antics resulted in the advancement of problematic provisions in the Senate…

Advocates for MD End-of-Life Option Act Vow to Fight to Pass Law in Near Future After Senate Fails to Pass Bill in Tie Vote

lukej March 27, 2019 No Comments

(Annapolis, MD) Advocates for the Maryland End-of-Life Option Act (SB311/HB399) expressed disappointment that the Senate failed to pass the legislation today in a 23 to 23 tie vote, but vowed…

MD Senate Committee Bill Advances End-of-Life Option Act with Troubling Amendments, Advocacy Group Says

lukej March 22, 2019 No Comments

The Senate Judicial Proceedings voted 7 to 3 to advance the Maryland End-of-Life Option Act (SB311/HB399), after hours of debate last night on troubling amendments the committee added to the…

Seriously Ill Advocates for MD End-of-Life Option Act Express Concerns that Reported Bill Amendments May Endanger Passing Law This Year

lukej March 14, 2019 No Comments

Seriously ill advocates for the End-of-Life Option Act (SB311/HB399) urged senators Thursday not to add reported amendments to the bill’s multiple eligibility criteria and safeguards that may make it more…

Maryland Editorials and Opinion Pieces in Support of the End-of-Life Option Act

lukej March 11, 2019 No Comments

The Frederick News-Post editorial, “Right to a peaceful death,” March 11, 2019 “Medical aid in dying, as the End-of-Life Option Act would allow, is an idea whose time has definitely come.…

End-of-Life Care Advocacy Group Praises MD House for Passing End-of-Life Option Act

lukej March 7, 2019 No Comments

Compassion & Choices praised the Maryland House of Delegates for passing the End-of-Life Option Act today by 74 to 66 vote and urged the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to approve…

The Baltimore Sun – Oregon doctor: Md. physicians against medical aid in dying have no experience with it; I do

lukej March 5, 2019 No Comments

Read the full article at www.baltimoresun.com Compassion & Choices Medical Director Dr. David Grube writes, “Medical aid in dying empowers the dying person to have some autonomy over their life…

Two Maryland Committees Pass End-of-Life Option Act

lukej March 1, 2019 No Comments

Compassion & Choices praised the Maryland Health and Government Operations/Judiciary Committee for approving a medical aid-in-dying bill this afternoon for consideration by the full House of Delegates in a 24…

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