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 3/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) and Hearing 3/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
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 (0)
MGA witness listFAV 65FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 57UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hunt, Ethan | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chowdhary, Jaspreet | Compassion & Choices | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MacCallum, Janet | Compassion and Choice | Oral |
| FAV | Cave, Lynn | Compassion and Choices | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schrank, Laura | Compassion and Choices | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Ronnie | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Marker, David | Howard County Jewish Community Relations Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mnck, Marijane | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller Smith, Nora | League of Women Voters Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moran, Ryan | Maryland Department of Health | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blanken, Mary | Medicare | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blackburn, Jessie | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powers, Ryan | None | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Irnise | OAG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Daniel, Deborah | Retired | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morgan, Seth | Retired | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alperovitz-Bichell, Kari | UULM-MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fraser, Alexandra | UULM-MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Shermanski, Richard | Us for Autonomy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ALEXANDER, BRANDI | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allen, Cynthia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Appelbaum, Judith | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arredondo, Brenda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baylor, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bixler, Neil | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brach, Cecile | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brill, Ali | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Broadman, Dorothy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Miner | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cantori, Renee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Case, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diaz, Dan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dugan, Chris | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dugan, Deborah | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gillis, Jessa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hirsch, Edna | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Katz, Stacey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morrison, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parker, Janna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pendergrass, Shane | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reiley, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rogers, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rogers, Lorraine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sellman, Roslyn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shifrin, Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shupe, Ella-Mae | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snapp, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1
Compassion & ChoicesFAV 1
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
MedicareFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
NoneFAV 1
OAGFAV 1
PrivateUNF 1
RetiredFAV 2
Secular MarylandFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
Us for AutonomyFAV 1
UULM-MDFAV 3
Yahalom MarylandUNF 1
YearFAV 1