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The Spirit of Dirigo: Celebrating One Year of Implementation in Maine

Posted on September 18, 2020July 19, 2021 by Valerie Lovelace

Republished from Death with Dignity National Center. One year ago, on September 19, 2019, the Maine Death with Dignity Act went into effect and implementation of the law began. Many years of grassroots organizing and legislative partnerships paved the way for passage of the law. But the success ofCONTINUE READING »

Making Peace with Life Through Death, Part 1: Preparing

Posted on July 19, 2020November 11, 2022 by Valerie Lovelace

Republished from Death with Dignity National Center. Maine resident Karen Wentworth is the second patient to access the Maine Death with Dignity Act, which went into effect in September 2019. In the first installment of this 3-part series, Karen reads from an essay she wrote after she obtainedCONTINUE READING »

Update: March 2020

Posted on March 16, 2020April 14, 2020 by Valerie Lovelace

As we all make plans to hunker down over the next several weeks while we in Maine do our part to slow the spread of Covid-19, I wanted to check in with a brief update. Maine's Death with Dignity Act is bringing comfort to patients in our state, justCONTINUE READING »

Dear Maine

Posted on September 28, 2017June 7, 2023 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 »