End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) and Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (173)
MGA witness listFAV 59FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 107UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Zoosman, Michael | "L"chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty" | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bar-Levav, Ilana | Bethesda Psychotherapy Group | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vishio, Alexander | CAC UCC -- Justice & Witness Action Network, Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Callinan, Kimberly | Compassion & Choices | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chowdhary, Jaspreet | Compassion & Choices | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraus, Diane | Compassion and Choices | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fuller, Rabbi Gordon | Jewish Federation of Howard County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Silver, Marvin | Justice & Witness Action Network (Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller Smith, Nora | League of Women Voters Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Forsyth, Heather | OAG/HEAU | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pittman, Steuart | Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morgan, Seth | Retired | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckingham, Stephen | UU Legislative Ministry of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fraser, Alexandra | UULM-MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kliger, Roger | Us for Autonomy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norman, Gary | Us for Autonomy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shermanski, Richard | Us for Autonomy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ALEXANDER, BRANDI | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Berkowitz, Ivor | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bird, Janice | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brach, Cecile | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Brown, Miner | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cantori, Renee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cave, Lynn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diaz, Dan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldsholl, Linda | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heinrichs, Doug | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Ethel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Larner-Beckett, Cathy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Luedtke, Dawn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Michels, Kathleen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Morrison, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pendergrass, Shane | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pope, Thaddeus | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reiley, Julie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rogers, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rogers, Lorraine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Rev. Paul | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Strauss, Michael | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | THOMPSON, WENDEL | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Teichert, Diane | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel | Agudath Israel of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Compassion & ChoicesFAV 2
DFLA Education FundUNF 1
Montgomery CountyFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
NAUNF 1
NoneUNF 1
Not Dead YetUNF 2
OAG/HEAUFAV 1
PRAFUNF 1
RetiredFAV 1
Secular MarylandFAV 1
selfUNF 1
SELFFAV 3
Us for AutonomyFAV 3
UULM-MDFAV 2
YearFAV 1UNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…