Sample Text for Letters to Legislators
Be sure to include a clear statement n the email header supporting the End-of-Life Options Act
Sample text (these are just suggestions -- personalized letters are best):
Dear Senator/Representative ____________
I am writing in strong support of the End-of-Life Options Act, Senate bill 1486, House bill 2505. This act would legalize Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), a compassionate, autonomous end-of-life option for mentally capable adults suffering from a terminal illness. MAID is strictly voluntary. No one can be coerced to use the process. Nor can a physician or pharmacist be required to endorse or participate in the process. It is truly up a matter for individual choice.
Medical Aid in Dying has been legal since 1997, first adopted in Oregon, and most recently in New York State. Governor Hochul, in explaining her decision to sign the New York legislation, said, “I have come to see this as a matter of individual choice that does not have to be about shortening life but rather about shortening dying. And I do not believe that in every instance condemning someone to excruciating pain and suffering preserves the dignity and sanctity of life.” We should take her words to heart.
Medical Aid in Dying is now legal in thirteen states plus the District of Columbia. It is time to add Massachusetts to this list.
Sincerely,
... be sure to include your full name and address
Sample text (these are just suggestions -- personalized letters are best):
Dear Senator/Representative ____________
I am writing in strong support of the End-of-Life Options Act, Senate bill 1486, House bill 2505. This act would legalize Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), a compassionate, autonomous end-of-life option for mentally capable adults suffering from a terminal illness. MAID is strictly voluntary. No one can be coerced to use the process. Nor can a physician or pharmacist be required to endorse or participate in the process. It is truly up a matter for individual choice.
Medical Aid in Dying has been legal since 1997, first adopted in Oregon, and most recently in New York State. Governor Hochul, in explaining her decision to sign the New York legislation, said, “I have come to see this as a matter of individual choice that does not have to be about shortening life but rather about shortening dying. And I do not believe that in every instance condemning someone to excruciating pain and suffering preserves the dignity and sanctity of life.” We should take her words to heart.
Medical Aid in Dying is now legal in thirteen states plus the District of Columbia. It is time to add Massachusetts to this list.
Sincerely,
... be sure to include your full name and address