WRITTEN TESTIMONY HF 1930 (End Of Life Options Bill)

To Josh Sande and members of the Committee:

I submit the following written testimony (please see attachment) in support of HF 1930 (End of Life Options Bill) to the public record for the 1/25/24 House Health Finance and Policy Committee.

I have taken care of many elderly friends and family members and have watched them bravely face their final hours without this law. I am not sure that they would have exercised their right to choose their time and place if this law was enacted, as they did not linger in the dying process – with comfort.

However, I believe that the right for a peaceful and atraumatic ending of a person's life with an agonizing terminal dying process should be available. This bill is thoughtfully conceived and written to offer this right for those who need it.

Thank you for very much for your consideration and your service.

Respectfully,

Dr. Ann Jennen
St. Paul, MN