Last week,from February 15 to February 21, 2015:
- A month after New York Rep. Rosenthal introduced New York Death with Dignity Act in the State Assembly, Senators Savino and Hoylman introduced New York End of Life Options Act in the State Senate.
- A bill criminalizing physician-assisted dying failed in Montana.
- Debate about Death with Dignity ramped up in Maryland and Massachusetts.
- The sunset provisions of Vermont’s Death with Dignity law were up for debate in the state legislature.
- The Daily Beast asked whether assisted dying is “the new abortion.”
- After she declared support for the issue Diane Rehm featured Death with Dignity on her program.
California
- “Editorial: A new reason to support California’s ‘death with dignity’ bill,” Los Angeles Times, 2/16/2015
- “The California Medical Association should stand down when it comes to end of life options,” Monterey County Weekly, 2/19/2015
- “Calling for death with dignity,” Chico News & Review, 2/19/2015
- “Physician-assisted suicide debate,” KPFA, 2/20/2015
Massachusetts
- “Renewed interest in “death with dignity” law for Massachusetts,” WWLP 22 News, 2/17/2015
- “State Rep. continues to push the “Death with Dignity” bill,” WWLP 22 News, 2/18/2015
- “Our Opinion: Legislature should pass death with dignity bill,” The Enterprise, 2/20/2015
Montana
- “House Defeats Bill Criminalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide,” Montana Public Radio, 2/17/2015
- “Right-To-Die Bill Allowing Doctor Prosecution Fails In House,” CBS Seattle, 2/17/2015
New York
- “Death With Dignity Legislation Inspired by Brittany Maynard Introduced in Albany,” New York Observer, 2/17/2015
- “Sen. Diane Savino sponsors bill to allow end-of-life law for terminally ill patients,” SI Live, 2/17/2015
- “Brittany Maynard’s Story Moves New York Lawmakers To Introduce Death With Dignity Bill,” Huffington Post, 2/17/2015
- “New York lawmakers introduce ‘Death with Dignity’ bill,” MSNBC, 2/18/2015
- “Physician-assisted suicide: Could it become legal in NY?” Syracuse.com/The Post Standard, 2/21/2015
Vermont
- “Johnson Woman Believed to Be First Vermonter to Use End-of-Life Law,” Seven Days, 2/10/2015
- “Lawmakers weigh safeguards set to sunset in assisted suicide law,” VTDigger, 2/18/2015
- “Foes see opening on aid-in-dying law,” Rutland Herald, 2/19/2015
Elsewhere
- Connecticut: “Opponents of Aid-In-Dying Bill Launch Multi-Media Ad Campaign,” Hartford Courant, 2/20/2015
- Indiana: “Death with dignity Indiana,” Daily Student, 2/15/2015
- Maryland: “Dying former official a focus of Maryland assisted suicide bill,” Baltimore Sun, 2/14/2015
- New Hampshire: “Editorial: Assisted-dying debate is not to be avoided,” Concord Monitor, 2/19/2015
- Ohio: “Terminally ill deserve ultimate decision,” The Columbus Dispatch, 2/20/2015
- Tennessee: “‘Death with dignity’ to be John Jay Hooker’s final fight,” The Tennessean, 2/15/2015
- Utah: “Utah lawmaker to unveil right-to-die legislation,” KSL (via Associated Press), 2/20/2015
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