In the week from June 15 to June 21, 2015:
- Following our presentation to the editorial board, The Washington Post endorsed Death with Dignity nationwide, including the bill currently pending in the DC Council.
- The California legislature took a breather between the historic Senate vote and the upcoming Assembly Health Committee hearing (now rescheduled to July 7).
- The Maine Death with Dignity bill, LD 1270, fell short of passage by a single vote in the Senate.
California
- “California bill would allow aid in dying,” Bay Area Reporter, 6/18/2015
- “Terminally Ill Californians in Agony Need Aid-in-Dying Option,” EGP News, 6/18/2015
Maine
- “Maine ‘right-to-die’ bill may hinge on single senator’s reversal,” Portland Press Herald, 6/15/2015
- “Assisted suicide bill fails in Maine Legislature,” Portland Press Herald, 6/17/2015
- “Another View: A renowned Maine physician backed ‘death with dignity’,” Portland Press Herald, 6/21/2015
Elsewhere
- Colorado: “Soapbox: Support Death with Dignity bill,” Coloradoan, 6/19/2015
- District of Columbia: “A humane way to end life,” The Washington Post, 6/21/2015
- New Hampshire: “Do We Have the Right to Die?” New Hampshire Magazine, July 2015
Other Stories
- “The role of medicine is to improve life, not to prolong it.” “On Doctors, Death, and the Right to Die, Physician’s Money Digest, 6/17/2015
Featured image by Alex.
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