Maine

Assisted suicide is legal in Maine, but the LD613 bill introduced this year seeks to expand the parameters of the current law to allow for the attending physician to waive the waiting period.  “The attending physician may waive any portion or all of the waiting periods if, in the attending physician’s medical opinion, it is in the best interests of the qualified patient, given the qualified patient’s condition.”  This bill was referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services on February 20, 2025. On May 1, the committee held a work session and tabled the bill.