In the Thanksgiving holiday week, from November 23 to November 29:
- Slate published a thorough rebuke to the argument that physician-assisted dying laws increase suicide rates. “Do Death With Dignity Laws Increase the General Suicide Rate? The new evidence against assisted suicide is simply not true.” Slate, 11/25/2015
- Our friend Anne Lower continued her campaign to raise funds for her film, Tidelands.
Around the Country
- California: As we saw in Oregon, the new California End of Life Option Act will ultimately lead to improvements in end-of-life care. “Aid-In-Dying Laws Only Accentuate Need For Palliative Care, Providers Say,” WPXI/Kaiser Health News, 11/24/2015
- Maryland: Our supporter Janice Lynch Schuster had her letter to the editor published in the Washington Post. “Because I am an American, I guess, I want to control what I can about my own life, including how it ends.” Read more in, “Let’s talk about dying.” Washington Post, 11/27/2015
- Nevada: “One view: Death with Dignity Acts are about patient rights,” Reno Gazette-Journal, 11/24/2015
- New York: A couple wants more end-of-life options. “Syracuse couple seeks another option at the end of life (Commentary)” Syracuse.com, 11/23/2015
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