In the week from February 29 to March 6, 2016:
- Sponsors of the End of Life Option Act in Maryland Senate withdrew the bill from consideration by the Judiciary Proceedings Committee due to a lack of support.
- An Iowa Senate Sub-Committee held another hearing on a defeated Death with Dignity bill, while the state’s Governor said he would veto any such bill.
- The assisted dying bill stalled in a Nebraska Senate Judiciary Committee.
Iowa
- “Death with Dignity bill sparks debate at Iowa Capitol,” Des Moines Register, 3/3/2016
- “Branstad won’t support Death with Dignity bill,” Des Moines Register, 3/7/2016
Maryland
- “Hospice care and the right to die,” Baltimore Sun, 2/29/2016
- “Law to allow aid in dying for terminally ill faces crucial vote,” Washington Post, 3/2/2016 (the article was later retitled “Doctor-assisted suicide bill unlikely to pass Md. Senate panel, sponsor says”)
- “Effort to legalize assisted suicide fails in Md. Senate,” Washington Post, 3/3/2016 (the article was later retitled “Effort to legalize assisted suicide fails — again — in Maryland”)
- “Senator withdraws end-of-life bill, signaling effort’s failure in General Assembly,” The Baltimore Sun, 3/3/2016
- “Sponsor Of Maryland ‘Death With Dignity’ Bill Runs Out Of Options,” WAMU, 3/3/2016
- “The Need for Liberty and Dignity at the End of Life,” Huffington Post, 3/4/2016
- “‘Right To Die’ Bill Withdrawn From Senate,” CBS Baltimore, 3/4/2016
- “Supporters of withdrawn aid-in-dying legislation ‘not giving up’,” WMDT47-ABC, 3/4/2016
Nebraska
- “Nebraska senator says aid-in-dying bill not dead yet,” KETV, 3/1/2016
- “Patient choice at end-of-life bill stalls in committee,” Lincoln Journal Star, 3/1/2016
Elsewhere
- Colorado: “Kaminsky: The sad failure of Colorado end-of-life legislation,” Denver Post, 3/4/2016
- Montana: “Don’t deny ‘death with dignity’ while improving hospice care,” Missoulian, 3/1/2016
- New Hampshire: “My Turn: Another step toward death with dignity in New Hampshire,” Concord Monitor, 3/4/2016
- New York: “New York Now: ‘Aid-In-Dying’ Bill,” WMHT, 3/2/2016
Other Stories
- “Dying Better, Even If It Means Sooner,” U.S. News & World Report, 2/29/2016
- “How to Tell Someone You’re Terminally Ill,” New York Times, 3/4/2016
Featured image by Silvia Orozco.
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