My 2025 Written Testimony Opposing PAS
For the 194th General Court of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, i.e., the 2025-2026 legislative session, my testimony against the End-of-Life Options Act focused on the core provisions of the bill that…
Category: MA PAS legislation
June 3 State House Event to Oppose PAS
On June 3, assisted suicide advocates have planned a lobby day. The Massachusetts chapter of Not Dead Yet, a disabilities rights group, in conjunction with Patients Rights Action Fund (PRAF),…
The Opposing Effort Begins Anew
Each new legislative session sees the reintroduction of the assisted suicide bill dubbed “End of Life Options Act.” This year’s bills, identical House and Senate versions, have their temporary designations…
New Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced
On January 16th, the latest version of the “End of Life Options” Act was introduced in Massachusetts. They keep changing to bill to protect doctors more and patients less. We…
JPII Novena to Prevent PAS Legislation
The Massachusetts 2025-2026 legislative session will begin on Wednesday, January 8. The assisted suicide bill – The End of Life Options Act – will certainly be introduced again as it has been in every session since its defeat as a referendum in 2012. We expect it to be referred to the Joint Committee
MA Assisted Suicide Bill Sent to Senate Ways and Means
The senate version of the Assisted Suicide bill, S.1331, though accompanied by its identical House bill, did eventually end up in the Health Care Financing Committee where we expected them to…
MA PAS – Where are we?
The Joint Committee on Public Health again reported out favorably the two versions of An Act Relative to End of Life Options, H.2246 and S.1331, as happened last session. Unlike…
Pre Register for Hearing October 20
A hearing for the assisted suicide (death-on-demand) bill is scheduled for this Friday, October 20 from 9 am to 2 pm. Join us – and bring your rosary! Not planning…
Nature and dignity 