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New Mexico
CURRENT STATUS: Legal
Help Protect Death with Dignity in New Mexico!
New Mexico’s End-of-Life Options Act ensures that terminally ill patients have the right to a peaceful death on their own terms — but we must stay vigilant to protect this hard-won right.
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- JOIN OUR MOVEMENT Let us know you’re ready to help more patients access Death with Dignity in New Mexico. Together, we can fight to ensure that people with terminal illness can decide how and when to die on their own terms.
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- Learn how you can advocate for Death with Dignity in New Mexico now!
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New Mexico
About
The Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act went into effect on June 18, 2021.
Resources
Our Partner: End of Life Options New Mexico
Timeline of Death with Dignity in New Mexico
2021
2021
Governor Signs Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act
New Mexico is the 10th U.S. jurisdiction to enact an aid-in-dying law.
2017
2017
Defeat In the Senate
Representatives Deborah Armstrong and Bill McCamley introduce HB 171 and Senator Liz Stefanics introduce SB 252, respectively. The New Mexico End of Life Options Act is narrowly defeated on the Senate floor by a 22-20 vote.
