Massachusetts Committee Hears Hours of Emotional Testimony on the End of Life Options Act
June 26, 2019
Advocates, physicians, social workers, faith leaders, patients with terminal illness, and their loved ones packed the Gardner Auditorium at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 for the Legislature's Joint Committee on Public Health hearing on the End of Life Options Act.
Growing a Grassroots Partnership in Massachusetts
June 24, 2019
Massachusetts lawmakers are again considering death with dignity legislation in 2019. Death with Dignity National Center is supporting a grassroots group, Western Massachusetts Death with Dignity, in its efforts to build support for aid in dying.
Week 25/2019 in the Death with Dignity Movement
June 17, 2019
Highlights from media coverage of death with dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Maine Adopts Death with Dignity
June 12, 2019
Governor Janet Mills has signed the Maine Death with Dignity Act into law. With the Governor’s signature, Maine became the 9th jurisdiction to allow people with a terminal illness to die the way they want: without suffering, in peace, and with dignity. Nearly 70 million Americans now live in a state with an assisted dying option.
Weeks 23 & 24/2019 in the Death with Dignity Movement
June 10, 2019
Highlights from media coverage of death with dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.