Death with Dignity
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Auburn woman with ALS declares in obit she opted to end her life
Kathryn Begg's obituary says she died Saturday, 'which was the date and time of her own choosing.'
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PublishedMay 16, 2020
‘If there was a good way to go, this was it’: Portland native chose his fate under new law
Ronald Deprez, who was 75 and living with a degenerative illness, became one of the first to end his life under Maine's Death With Dignity Act.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
New Maine law will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication
Gov. Janet Mills acknowledges a ‘moral dilemma’ as she signs the bill to legalize medication-assisted suicide.
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PublishedMay 30, 2019
Maine Senate advances bill to allow assisted suicide for terminally ill patients
Thursday's 19-16 vote to approve the measure followed a similarly close vote in the House this week.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Maine House passes ‘death with dignity’ bill by 4 votes
Tuesday's vote marks initial approval of the measure, which would make Maine the 8th state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescribed medication.
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