What We Do
About EOLONM
At End of Life Options New Mexico, we provide support and education for advance healthcare planning to ensure people have a clear understanding of their rights and all the options available to them in New Mexico, including medical aid in dying.
We are a service provider and our role is to provide information, resources and education. We are NOT a clinical provider, we do not give medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment or legal advice.
Specifically, we do:
- Provide resources to assist with advance care planning;
- Provide referrals and resources to support end-of-life decision-making;
- Inform the public, community leaders and the media about end- of-life issues;
- Educate residents about their rights to choose from the full range of end-of-life care options, including medical aid in dying;
- Educate healthcare providers so they can inform their patients about end-of-life options and provide the care their patients want; and
- Assist healthcare systems and hospices as they support their patients’ end-of-life decisions.
End of Life Options
What are your options at end of life?
- Continue Treatment – Pursue life-sustaining treatments
- Forgo or Cease Treatment – Declining or stopping life-sustaining treatment
- Palliative Care Specialized care focusing on relief of symptoms and help with treatment decisions
- Hospice Care End-of-life comfort care, mostly in the home, focusing on quality of life and family support
- Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) Refusing any food or liquids to hasten death under medical supervision
- Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Eligible adults requesting a prescription for life-ending medication from a qualified provider
EOLO Act
- About the End of Life Options Act – An overview of how it works and what you need to know. Learn more.
- Eligibility – Who is eligible to utilize the End of Life Options Act? Learn more.
- Steps for Using the EOLO Act. A checklist. Learn more.
- About Judge Elizabeth Whitefield. Learn more.
- Aid in Dying Laws. Learn more.
- EOLO Act for Individuals and families. Learn more.
- Frequently Asked Questions for individuals and families. Learn more.
- End of Life Options Act for Providers. Learn more.
- Provider Resources. Learn more.
- Frequently Asked Questions for Providers. Learn more.
Advance Care Planning
- Advance Healthcare Planning – Learn more
- Advance Directives – Learn more
- Healthcare Agents – Learn more.
- Dementia Directives – Learn more
- Medical Orders – Learn more
- NMMOST – New Mexico Medical Order for Scope of Treatment – Learn more
- DNR – Do Not Resuscitate DNR – Learn more
THE STORYBOOK
The Power of Stories
Everyone has a story to tell. “Stories are the way we understand and make sense of the world we find ourselves in.” says Clare Patey, Director of the Empathy Museum, whose purpose is to help visitors view the world through the perspectives of others, using participatory storytelling and dialogue.
In New Mexico, storytelling is at the heart of our culture, playing a powerful role in the telling of history, in passing down the wisdom of our ancestors, and helping us to understand a point of view that is different from our own. In fact, some of the most fascinating stories are the ones of people who have unique experiences, different from our own. While some of the most compelling stories are the ones that touch on a shared experience of humankind. Stories can open hearts and minds.
In preparing for the 2021 legislative session, many New Mexicans wrote to their state legislators, telling their stories and asking them to support the medical aid in dying. If you would like to understand more about medical aid in dying and why some individuals would choose this end-of-life option, check out our collection of true New Mexican stories in our 2021 Storybook.
In New Mexico, storytelling is at the heart of our culture, playing a powerful role in the telling of history, in passing down the wisdom of our ancestors, and helping us to understand a point of view that is different from our own. In fact, some of the most fascinating stories are the ones of people who have unique experiences, different from our own. While some of the most compelling stories are the ones that touch on a shared experience of humankind. Stories can open hearts and minds.
In preparing for the 2021 legislative session, many New Mexicans wrote to their state legislators, telling their stories and asking them to support the medical aid in dying. If you would like to understand more about medical aid in dying and why some individuals would choose this end-of-life option, check out our collection of true New Mexican stories in our 2021 Storybook.