In the three weeks from to November 2 to 22, 2015:
- Our friend and physician-assisted dying advocate Dr. Peter Rasmussen, MD, died after taking the medication prescribed under the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.
- Our former executive director, John Duncan, died.
- A poll in Arizona showed a majority of state residents favor physician-assisted dying legislation.
Arizona
- “Poll: Majority of Arizonans favor right-to-die law,” Arizona Daily Star, 11/5/2015
- “Assisted suicide – Poll: Majority in state favor Rx for act,” Casa Grande Dispatch, 11/11/2015
Massachusetts
- An interview with our friend Deborah Dempesy: “How Should Americans View Physician Assisted Suicide?” WERS, 11/1/2015
- “Lawmakers hear right-to-die bill,” The Huntington News, 11/5/2015
New York
- “View: New York needs another option for end of life,” Lohud, 11/7/2015
- “Thinking About Aging and the End,” Philipstown.info, 11/22/2015
- “Right-to-die fight takes shape in New York,” AlJazeera America, 11/20/2015
- “Will Assisted Dying Now Become the New Norm?” Medscape, 11/19/2015
Oregon
- “Dr. Peter Rasmussen, Death with Dignity advocate, dies,” Statesman Journal, 11/4/2015. Read the entire series of articles about Dr. Rasmussen here.
- “Doctor Who Advocated for Assisted Suicide Chooses to End His Life,” TIME, 11/4/2015
- “Editorial: Death with dignity harder in rural areas,” Daily Astorian, 11/17/2015
Tennessee
- “Hooker’s Death-with-Dignity Appeal Denied,” Tennessee Bar Association, 11/16/2015
- “John Jay Hooker Jr. fights cancer and the courts that block his right to die on his own terms,” Nashville Scene, 11/19/2015
Elsewhere
- California: “Valley Voice: Doing death with dignity the right way,” Desert Sun, 11/9/2015
- Delaware: “Del. group to examine ‘End of Life’ care,” Delmarva Now, 11/6/2015
- District of Columbia: “D.C. Takes Up The Assisted Suicide Debate,” WAMU, 11/9/2015
- Florida: “Assisted suicide gives patients a say in death,” Central Florida Future, 11/13/2015
- Maine: “California shows that aid in dying can be a safe, legal option,” CentralMaine.com/Kennebec Journal, 11/20/2015
- New Jersey: “I don’t want to die; I want to live. What I’m asking for is another option — the autonomy to make my own health care decisions at the end of life. And I want the comfort and peace of mind I know simply having that option will bring me. If California can make aid in dying an option, so can New Jersey. We deserve no less.” “Boyce: Pass N.J. Aid in Dying bill,” Asbury Park Press, 11/19/2015
- Maryland: “Thoughts on ‘dying with dignity’,” Carroll County Times, 11/12/2015
- Utah: “Families, lawmakers and physicians in Utah debate the right to ‘Die with Dignity’,” Fox 13, 11/18/2015
- “Debate Over Physician-Assisted Suicide Continues, State by State,” ASCO Post, 11/10/2015
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