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Palliative and Emergency Medicine: A Powerful Partnership for Patients

lukej October 24, 2023 No Comments

Palliative care in emergency departments is bringing a critical shift in the end-of-life experience. Every year there are over 137 million visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United…

Personas con Enfermedades Terminales y Cuidadores Ofrecen Poderoso Testimonio en Audiencia sobre el End of Life Options Act

lukej October 23, 2023 No Comments

Varias decenas de personas con enfermedades terminales y cuidadores de seres queridos que han muerto con un sufrimiento insoportable, brindaron un poderoso testimonio en una audiencia el viernes ante el Joint Committee…

Terminally Ill Patients, Caregivers Share Riveting Testimony at Hearing on End of Life Options Act

lukej October 20, 2023 No Comments

Dozens of terminally ill patients and caregivers of loved ones who died with unbearable suffering testified at a Friday hearing before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health to urge the state…

Encuesta de Massachusetts Muestra Fuerte Apoyo a Medida de Ayuda Médica para Morir en Todo Espectro Demográfico

Katie Wingo May 5, 2023 No Comments

Casi tres de cada cuatro votantes de Massachusetts (73%) apoya una medida que permite a los adultos con una enfermedad terminal tener la opción de la ayuda médica para morir…

Mass. Poll Shows Strong Support for Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill Across Demographic Spectrum

lukej May 3, 2023 No Comments

First Statewide Poll on Issue Among Key Constituencies Shows Strong Support Among Catholics, Pro-Choice/Anti-Choice Voters, People With Disabilities Nearly three out of four Massachusetts voters (73%) support a bill to…

The Lowell Sun: Letter to the Editor: Pass medical aid in dying legislation

lukej April 4, 2023 No Comments

An excerpt from The Lowell Sun letter to the editor, “ Pass medical aid in dying legislation,” by North Chelmsford resident Kathi Geisler, published March 21, 2023: The fight to pass a medical…

Leo Bulavko

lukej December 23, 2022 No Comments

Leo shared his story in March of 2022. More than anything, my dad wanted to be independent. Michael Bulavko was the child of immigrants who came over from what’s now…

Medical Aid-in-Dying Supporters Undeterred by Mass. Court’s Rejection of Lawsuit on Issue

lukej December 19, 2022 No Comments

Vow to Persuade Legislature to Pass Long-Overdue End of Life Options Act (Boston, Mass.) Supporters of medical aid in dying expressed sadness but said they are undeterred by the Massachusetts…

Demandantes Apelarán Desestimación de Demanda al Afirmar que la Constitución de Massachusetts y su Ley Estatal Permiten la Ayuda Médica para Morir

Katie Wingo June 2, 2022 No Comments

Compassion & Choices apelará la desestimación de un tribunal de Massachusetts de todos menos uno de los cargos en la demanda que afirma que la constitución estatal y la ley…

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