In the week from May 23 to May 30, 2016:
- The Health Committee of the New York State Assembly passed A10059, Medical Aid in Dying Act, on a 14 to 11 vote.
California
- “Aid-in-Dying Option Heightens Awareness and Provokes Discussion,” Huffington Post, 5/25/2016
- “Terminally Ill San Diego Woman Plans To Take Advantage Of Aid-In-Dying Law,” KPBS, 5/26/2016
- “Doctors must make end-of-life law work,” Sacramento Bee, 5/27/2016
- “End of Life Option Act: Lessons from two states with similar aid-in-dying laws,” San Jose Mercury News, 5/28/2016
New York
- “PRESS RELEASE – Aid-in-Dying Bill Approved by Assembly Health Committee,” DickGottfried.org, 5/23/2016
- “Aid in dying bill passes Assembly Health Committee,” Albany Times Union, 5/23/2016
- “Physician-assisted suicide takes step forward in NY,” Syracuse.com, 5/23/2016
- “Assembly Health Panel Backs Aid-In-Dying Bill,” Time Warner Cable News – State of Politics, 5/23/2016
- “Aid in dying bill clears hurdle in state Assembly,” SILive.com, 5/24/2016
- “Letter: There are stark differences between aid in dying, suicide,” The Buffalo News, 5/28/2016
New Mexico
- “Guest Columns: New Mexicans deserve a say in how they die,” Albuquerque Journal, 5/27/2016
- “Goodman: Religious Groups Don’t Have The Right To Dictate End Of Life Decisions,” KRWG, 5/29/2016
Elsewhere
- Colorado: “Guest column: Why physician-assisted dying proposals won’t die,” The Aspen Times, 5/24/2016
Other Stories
- “Some ‘Death With Dignity’ Proponents Want More Guidance On The Controversial Practice,” Life Matters Media, 5/23/2016
- “How allowing euthanasia and assisted-suicide would save lives,” Kansas City Star, 5/24/2016
- “How ‘Dr Death’ single-handedly fought for the right to die,” Aeon, 5/25/2016
Featured image by David Michalczuk.
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