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MaineHealth on Maine’s new death with dignity law

Posted on October 7, 2019July 19, 2021 by Valerie Lovelace

Announced in Village Soup on September 19, 2019, MaineHealth has decided it will support its patients and care teams in relation to Maine's new law. In a statement published by VillageSoup, MaineHealth said this about the Maine Death with Dignity Act: “MaineHealth has been reviewing the legislation andCONTINUE READING »

Mainers win death with dignity law

Posted on September 19, 2019July 19, 2021 by Valerie Lovelace

We did it. It's finally, finally ours. Opposition to the Maine Death with Dignity Act reported they do not have enough signatures to submit for a veto question. We have changed the course of Maine's history and our dying loved ones may now have the control they desireCONTINUE READING »

Press Release: Mainers with Terminal Illness Gain a Dignified Option for Life’s End

Posted on June 12, 2019October 8, 2022 by Valerie Lovelace

Governor Mills Signing of the Maine Death with Dignity Act Culminates Grassroorts Campaign to Expand End-of-Life Options Maine Death with Dignity applauds Governor Janet Mills for signing the Death with Dignity Act into law today. Valerie Lovelace, Steering Committee Chair said, “With Governor Mills' signature, Maine proudly joinsCONTINUE READING »

Press Release: Maine Death with Dignity Urges Support for LD 1313

Posted on March 27, 2019August 5, 2020 by Valerie Lovelace

Grassroots Group Leads Campaign to Offer Option for Life’s End Augusta, March 22, 2019—Maine Death with Dignity is urging the state legislature to pass LD 1313, an assisted dying bill. The Maine Death with Dignity Act, introduced by Rep. Patricia Hymanson (D-York) with a bipartisan group of co-sponsorsCONTINUE READING »

Press Release: Petition Launched for Assisted Dying Ballot Measure

Posted on April 19, 2018July 19, 2021 by Valerie Lovelace

Maine Death with Dignity Leads Effort to Offer Humane Option for Life’s End Augusta, April 19, 2018—Maine Death with Dignity has begun gathering signatures for a petition to place an assisted dying measure on the ballot. The law would allow adult Maine residents who have had two physiciansCONTINUE READING »

Three in Four Mainers Support Death with Dignity Legislation

Posted on April 3, 2018June 3, 2020 by Valerie Lovelace

A year ago today, a poll released by Public Policy Polling showed that nearly 3 of 4 Maine voters overwhelmingly support legislation expanding the right of terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to legally obtain prescription medication to end their lives. The poll shows 73 percentCONTINUE READING »

Press Release: Signature Gathering to Begin for Assisted Dying Ballot Measure

Posted on March 20, 2018June 3, 2020 by Valerie Lovelace

Maine Death with Dignity Leads Effort to Offer Humane Option for Life’s End Augusta, March 20, 2018—A petition by Wiscasset-based Maine Death with Dignity to place an assisted dying measure on the ballot is in the final stage of approval by the Secretary of State’s office. The lawCONTINUE READING »

Dear Maine

Posted on September 28, 2017June 3, 2020 by Valerie Lovelace

I feel such gratitude for the out-pouring of support here in Maine. Many lawmakers, physicians, nurses, clergy, and citizens recognize the need for a Death with Dignity law in our state. In 2015, LD 1270 passed the House but failed in the Senate by a single vote. Recently, itCONTINUE READING »

Legislative Committee to Hear Maine Death with Dignity Bills as New Poll Shows 73% Support

Posted on June 3, 2017June 3, 2020 by Valerie Lovelace

A poll released by Public Policy Polling on April 3, 2017 shows that nearly 3 of 4 Maine voters overwhelmingly support legislation expanding the right of terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to legally obtain prescription medication to end their lives.The poll shows 73 percent of Maine residentsCONTINUE READING »

Holly Best on Maine Death with Dignity

Posted on March 12, 2016August 11, 2021 by Valerie Lovelace

Holly's husband, Jack, suffered immeasurably with cancer prior to his death. She shared her story with us in 2016, hoping to one day see a death with dignity law pass in Maine. Holly continued treatment and cared for herself in the best way possible, living long enough toCONTINUE READING »