In the week from May 16 to May 22, 2016:
- Life Matters Media interviewed our executive director Peg Sandeen. Read here →
- California continued to prepare for the implementation of the End of Life Option Act.
- A hearing date was announced for the New York Medical Aid-in-Dying Act.
- We launched our campaign to pass a Death with Dignity statute in Hawaii.
California
- “Aid in dying: Is California ready?” UCLA Newsroom, 5/19/2016
- “Allan: Cancer patient explains end-of-life decision,” San Jose Mercury News, 5/19/2016
- “Doctors open up about how they’ll counsel patients once aid in dying becomes CA law next month,” SCPR, 5/19/2016
- “What Physicians Need to Know About the New California End of Life Option Act,” National Law Review, 5/20/2016
Hawaii
- “The Case For Medical Aid In Dying,” Honolulu Civic Beat, 5/16/2016
- “End-of-life talks with family are key,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, 5/21/2016
- “Death with dignity advocate seeks right to choose,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, 5/21/2016
New York
- “Another Voice: Patient autonomy demands respect at the end of life,” The Buffalo News, 5/18/2016
- “Opinion: Death, dignity and the Albany debate,” Newsday, 5/21/2016
- “New York needs to decriminalize physician aid in dying,” Buffalo News, 5/22/2016
Elsewhere
- Vermont: “Vermont End-of-Life Choice Law Working Well at the Three-Year Mark,” Patient Choices Vermont Press Release, 5/20/2016
Other Stories
- Our president, George Eighmey, discussing the Oregon experience with a premier Dutch news organization: “‘Wij hebben de pil van Drion al 20 jaar: geen enkel signaal van misbruik’,” De Volkskrant, 5/7/2016
- “Op-Ed: ‘The patient is Code 3 critical. Her frail, 90-year-old body is failing. How much should I do to save her life?'” Los Angeles Times, 5/22/2016
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