Week 13/2015 in the Death with Dignity Movement

Last week, from March 22 to March 28, 2015:

• The California Senate Health Committee approved the proposed Senate Bill 128 – End of Life Option Act by 6 to 2, with 1 abstention. The bill now moves to the Judiciary Committee, with a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April 7.
• Bills also moved through the Maryland and Minnesota legislatures.
• Tennessee will see a proposed bill this week as well, bringing the number of jurisdictions considering Death with Dignity this session to 25 (including District of Columbia).

California

• “The Evolution Of The Death With Dignity Movement,” Huffington Post Live, 3/23/2015
• “California Christian Group Supports ‘Right-to-Die’ Bill,” Capital Public Radio, 3/23/2015
• “How Brittany Maynard Became a ‘Death with Dignity’ Advocate,” People, 3/24/2015
• “Assisted-death bill passes state Senate committee,” SF Gate, 3/25/2015
• “Aid-in-dying bill passed by California Senate panel,” Los Angeles Times, 3/25/2015
• “Widow backs physician-assisted suicide: Wife ‘needed that right’,” KPCC, 3/25/2015
• “California aid-in-dying measure passes first committee,” Sacramento Bee, 3/25/2015
• “Death with Dignity Proposal Passes Health Committee,” KCET, 3/25/2015
• “Brittany Maynard posthumously calls for Californian ‘death with dignity’ law,” The Guardian, 3/25/2015
• “Insight: “Right-To-Die” Legislation In California,” Capital Public Radio, 3/25/2015
• “‘Right-To-Die’ Proposal Sparks Tears, Impassioned Testimony at California Capitol,” Capital Public Radio, 3/25/2015
• “Brittany Maynard’s Family Releases Video Testimony in Support of CA Death With Dignity Bill,” ABC 7 News, 3/26/2015

Maryland

• “Assembly to consider ‘death with dignity,’ charter school bills this week,” Baltimore Sun, 3/23/2015
• “Md. Lawmakers Consider ‘Death With Dignity’ Act,” WHAG, 3/23/2015

Minnesota

• “‘Compassionate Care Act’ would give terminal patients the right to die,” Star Tribune, 3/23/2015
• “State senator wants to start conversation on assisted death,” Post Bulletin, 3/24/2015

Elsewhere

• Connecticut: “Guest column: ‘Death with dignity’ is a human rights issue,” Capital Gazette, 3/26/2015
• Tennessee: “Nashville attorney John Jay Hooker supports right to die legislation,” WSMW (NBC), 3/25/2015

Other Stories

• “Death vs. Life: One Size Does Not Fit All,” Huffington Post, 3/27/2015
• “How do you want to die? A mission to make death part of popular conversation,” PBS NewsHour, 3/28/2015

Featured image by Jason McHuff.