In the year’s first full week, from January 4 to January 10, 2016:
- Our opponents in California announced they failed to collect enough signatures for a November ballot referendum to overturn the End of Life Option Act. This means that 1) the statute can go into effect as planned (91 days after the special legislative session in which it was passed concludes, which could be as late as November) and 2) Californians will soon have the same freedom that Oregonians, Washingtonians, and Vermonters enjoy: to choose from a full range of end-of-life options.
California
- “Assisted Suicide Law Survives Referendum Attempt,” Capital Public Radio, 1/4/2015
- “A Palliative Care Doctor Weighs California’s New Aid-In-Dying Law,” WYPR, 1/4/2016
- “Assisted death opponents concede defeat in referendum drive,” Sacramento Bee, 1/5/2016
- “Opponents of California’s aid-in-dying law come up short,” Los Angeles Times, 1/5/2016
- “Opponents to California’s aid-in-dying fail in effort to overturn new law,” San Jose Mercury News, 1/6/2016
- “Editorial: Opponents fail to derail the state’s right-to-die measure, but they may yet try again in court,” Los Angeles Times, 1/7/2016
Elsewhere
- Alaska: “Jill Burke: Let’s talk about end of life,” Alaska Dispatch News, 1/10/2016
- Maryland: “Jewish Community Split on End-of-Life Issue,” Baltimore Jewish Times, 1/7/2016
- Washington: “Meet Death With Dignity Champion, Robb Miller,” KPLU-NPR, 1/7/2016
Other Stories
- “One thing missing in this discussion, is support for families that have to decide if now is the time to end life support. No family should have to make a decision like this in the hallway of the hospital. No family should have to make this decision alone.There has to be a better way to plan for death, and to allow for death with dignity. Not just for the one who is nearing the end of life, but for their loved ones as well.” Continue reading “Death with dignity is something we all deserve,” Daily Kos, 1/10/2016
Featured image by Jon S.
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