Supporting Those Who Choose Medical Aid in Dying
Recorded Thursday, May 21, 2026
Presenter: Gabby Jimenez of Hospice Heart
This presentation offers a compassionate and practical look at how to support individuals who choose Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) also called End of Life Option Act (EOLOA) as part of their end-of-life journey.
Gabby has been with over 300 people who have chosen this option and will bring her experience into the conversation. She will share the legal protocols, and the steps that follow when someone has received the prescription from a doctor, which will include information about the medications, how to prepare for ingestion, what you might want to have on hand, and how to show up for someone from ingestion to last breath.
This presentation gives you the tools to help get the conversation started and help support everyone in the room. At its core, this is about honoring autonomy and amplifying the voice of the person at the center of it all.
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Embracing End of Life (EEoL) Community Education Series
Our live interactive online Embracing End of Life (EEoL) Series are free events brought to you by Final Passages, a 501(c)3 non-profit.People who register for the live events often givbe a donation at the time they register, and get the replay at no cost. We offer these replays as a fundraiser. Contributions for Replays are directed to provide scholarships for our training programs, for reproducing and developing educational materials, publication of our book about family-directed home funerals, and other community and national outreach programs, including this monthly online series. To register for the next live EEoL event, see our home page. If you are unable to attend live, register in order to get the replay. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get announcements of this and other trainings and events offered through Final Passages.
