MAID in Massachusetts: A Citizens' Advocacy Campaign
Our goal is for Massachusetts to legalize
a compassionate end-of-life option
for mentally capable adults
suffering from a terminal illness.
Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) is a strictly voluntary, physician-approved process whereby a mentally capable adult with a terminal illness, defined has having six months or fewer to live, can request access to life-ending medication that can be self-administered. Only two-thirds of those who request the medication actually use it. For those who do, the cause of death is, by statute, the underlying illness, not suicide.
To learn more about Medical Aid in Dying, click here.
There were two bills in the Massachusetts 2025-26 legislative session, House Bill 2505 and Senate Bill H1486, that would have legalized MAID, but they failed to move out of committee to floor votes in either the House or the Senate.
We are now focusing on the 2027-28 legislative session that begins in January.
MAID in Massachusetts is gathering supporters from all over the state whose names can be added as co-signers to letters to their legislators and to legislative leaders. So far, over 750 Massachusetts voters have joined this effort, with many more to come.
To add your name to this endeavor, send an email to [email protected]. Provide your name and either your home address or the names of your state senator and state representative.
If you wish to contact your representatives directly, either by phone or email, all the information you need, including a sample letter, is here.
To learn more about Medical Aid in Dying, click here.
There were two bills in the Massachusetts 2025-26 legislative session, House Bill 2505 and Senate Bill H1486, that would have legalized MAID, but they failed to move out of committee to floor votes in either the House or the Senate.
We are now focusing on the 2027-28 legislative session that begins in January.
MAID in Massachusetts is gathering supporters from all over the state whose names can be added as co-signers to letters to their legislators and to legislative leaders. So far, over 750 Massachusetts voters have joined this effort, with many more to come.
To add your name to this endeavor, send an email to [email protected]. Provide your name and either your home address or the names of your state senator and state representative.
If you wish to contact your representatives directly, either by phone or email, all the information you need, including a sample letter, is here.
MAID in Massachusetts is a voluntary, non-profit activity led by Stephen D. Senturia, a resident of Lexington, Massachusetts