Week 30/2015 in the Death with Dignity Movement
July 27, 2015
In the week from July 20 to July 26, 2015: As legislatures went into summer recesses the Death with Dignity movement entered a “slow news day” period. A California judge dismissed one of the two lawsuits challenging the state’s assisted…
The Gifts Dying Can Give
July 24, 2015
By Barbara Karnes, RN What beauty, strength, or gifts can death bring? Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and in our society today death is often not seen as beautiful or as a peaceful exit from a life…
Week 29/2015 in the Death with Dignity Movement
July 20, 2015
In the week from July 13 to July 19, 2015, legislatures went into summer recesses and the Death with Dignity movement entered a “slow news day” period. California: “After a Blow in California, Death with Dignity…
At Death’s Door
July 17, 2015
By Karen Kaplan For me, what’s on tap after death is unknowable. Not only that, what will happen right before is just about equally mysterious. How can we predict the way each of us is actually going to feel when…
Why Religiously Unaffiliated Americans Support Death with Dignity
July 15, 2015
By Sarah Levin When Tom Manger stood up to testify in support of the End of Life Options Act in Sacramento, he spoke on behalf of all religiously unaffiliated Californians who share his belief in the right of “each…
Week 28/2015 in the Death with Dignity Movement
July 13, 2015
Last week, from July 6 to July 12, 2015: The hearing in the California State Assembly Committee on Health was postponed for a second time as the sponsors of SB 128, End of Life Option Act, determined the bill had…
D.C. Council Holds First Hearing on Death with Dignity as New Poll Shows 67% Support in District
July 10, 2015
A poll released by Lake Research today shows 67 percent of District of Columbia residents (51 percent strongly) support the right of terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to legally obtain medication to end their lives.
Washington State Releases the 2014 Death with Dignity Report
July 8, 2015
The Washington State Department of Health yesterday released the 2014 annual report on the implementation of the Washington Death with Dignity Act. The figures underscore not only that only a small number…
Week 27/2015 in the Death with Dignity Movement
July 6, 2015
Last week, from June 29 to July 5, 2015: California heated up in advance of tomorrow’s hearing on SB 128, End of Life Option Act at the Assembly Committee on Health. The Catholic Church stepped up the pressure on Catholic…
Sharing Death with Dignity Stories
July 1, 2015
We have long asked our constituents to tell us why they support Death with Dignity. The most common thread running through the responses is that people are in favor of Death with Dignity because of a heartbreaking…