On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the Minnesota End-of-Life Options Act (House File 2998 and Senate File 3215) was officially introduced.
Just two days later, on Thursday, April 3, Gina Schneider, Minnesota Campaign & Advocacy Manager, joined Rep. Mike Freiberg, the bill’s chief author, along with Tom Ablin, a Minnesotan living with ALS and advocate for medical aid in dying, and Becki Sinks, who tragically lost her husband to suicide during his terminal illness, to speak before lawmakers, advocates, and members of the media.
Together, they made a powerful and heartfelt case for passing the Minnesota End-of-Life Options Act—underscoring the urgent need for compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life choices in our state.
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By a three-to-one margin, Minnesotans feel that allowing doctors to legally prescribe lethal drugs to help terminally ill patients end their own lives should be an end-of-life option in the state. See more polling data.
Bill Continues its Historic Momentum, Advocates Push for Floor Votes The End-of-Life Option Act passed through another committee Monday when the Minnesota House Commerce Committee voted to approve it. The proposed legislation next moves to the Ways and Means Committee, its last stop in the House committee process. The House Health Finance and Policy Committee’s…
Terminally ill Minnesotans are one step closer to the end-of-life care option of medical aid in dying after the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee voted to pass the End-of-Life Option Act Thursday. The proposed legislation now moves to the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee for their consideration, likely next week. The vote came…
Today, the Minnesota House of Representatives Health Finance and Policy Committee voted in favor of House File 1930, the Minnesota End-of-Life Option Act. This is the first time this legislation has been voted on at the Minnesota legislature following nearly a decade of work by advocates. The following is a statement from Rebecca Thoman, M.D.,…
Bill modeled after those authorized in 10 states and D.C. would empower patients to be able to make decisions about their own care at the end of life Nearly 30 years ago Oregon passed the nation’s first law allowing mentally capable terminally ill adults to have the end-of-life care option of medical aid in dying…
An excerpt from Compassion & Choices volunteer Tara Guy, whose Op-Ed was featured in Minnesota’s Star Tribune. You can read the full story here (subscription required): “The right to make decisions about your own health care seems like it would be a foundation of our society. Unfortunately, patient autonomy is too often infringed upon from the church to…
Marathon runner, ski racer and beloved middle-school teacher Monica Schliep was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in June 2019. She was only 55 years old. Immediately she and her wife, Carrie Framsted, pursued any treatment that might afford them more time together. Monica tried chemo and had good results at first. “But cancer tends…
This week, we saw some incredible victories: In Montana, on Monday, we struck down an egregious attempt to criminalize doctors for relieving their patients’ unbearable pain. In New Mexico, in partnership with the New Mexico End of Life Options Coalition, we’ve cleared legislation that would authorize medical aid in dying through the House. On Monday, it…
In three recent Letters To The Editor, Minnesota voters concur that “Access to a peaceful death shouldn’t depend on where you live.” Minnesota is currently considering legislation that would authorize medical aid in dying for mentally capable adults with terminal illnesses and a prognosis of six months or fewer to live. This legislation is modeled…
An excerpt from the Public News Service Article “Medical-Aid-in-Dying Bill Reintroduced at MN Capitol” by Mike Moen, published on February 23, 2021 “Lenore Kaibel, an advocate for medical aid in dying from Minneapolis, said she wishes Minnesota law had that option when her husband, who had been suffering from ALS, died in 2019, three years…
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