About one in five U.S. residents currently have a healthcare option that's denied to the people of Massachusetts: The chance to chart their own end-of-life journey, including the compassionate option of medical aid in dying.
Medical aid in dying allows terminally ill adults with six months or less to live the option to request and take medication prescribed by their doctor to end unbearable suffering. It is entirely optional for both the terminally ill person and the doctor, and puts the patient in charge of what happens with their dying process.
Dr. Roger Kiliger is a retired physician living with terminal cancer and is working tirelessly to give Bay Staters the option to die a peaceful death regardless of if he will be able to access the law in time.
Access to a peaceful death should not be determined by where you live, and terminally ill Bay State residents like Dr. Kligler have no time to wait! Take action today and join the fight to allow terminally ill Massachusetts residents the opportunity to end their story on their terms.
Dear Lawmaker,
I am writing today to strongly support allowing access to medical aid in dying in Massachusetts.
This practice allows terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live the option to request and take medication prescribed by their doctor to end unbearable suffering. It's entirely optional, and gives patients autonomy -- putting them in charge of requesting and taking the medication, with the ability to change their mind at any time.
Access to a peaceful death should not be determined by where you live. I pledge to support the people of the Bay State and fight to get them the chance to end their story on their terms.
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