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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 »

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 »