In the week from March 12 to March 18, 2018:
- An aid-in-dying bill passed in the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee 5 to 2.
- Hawaii State Senate Committee on Consumer Protection, Commerce, and Health unanimously passed HD2739 HD1, Our Care Our Choice Act.
Hawaii
- “Denby Fawcett: John Radcliffe’s Last Fight Is For His Own Right To Die,” Honolulu Civil Beat, 3/13/2018
- “Local Connection: Death With Dignity Debate,” Hawaii News Now, 3/14/2018
- “Medical aid-in-dying bill sails through first Senate test,” Hawaii News Now, 3/16/2018
- “Hawaii Medical Aid In Dying Bill Passes Key Senate Panel,” Honolulu Civil Beat, 3/16/2018
- “At last, the end appears near for medical-aid-in-dying debate,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, 3/18/2018
New Jersey
- “Assisted suicide once again pushed by New Jersey lawmakers, opponents raise fears,” North Jersey, 3/12/2018
- “Should your doctor help you die? How N.J. lawmakers voted after emotional hearing,” NJ.com, 3/13/2018
- “Capitol Report: Controversial aid in dying bill voted out of Assembly Judiciary Committee,” Community NET, 3/15/2018
Around the U.S.
- “Reports Offer Window on Medical Aid in Dying,” ASHP, 3/13/2018
- Massachusetts: “End of Life Options Act next step in providing more compassionate care (Reader viewpoint)” MassLive, 3/13/2018
- Missouri: “Support Death with Dignity Laws in Missouri,” Caitlin IJ, 3/14/2018
- Washington: “Kirkland producer captures last days of dying parents,” K5 News/NBC, 3/12/2018
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One comment.
Virginia Smith
A person’s opinion and perspective changes significantly, often dramatically, with personal experience, age and maturity. You become less concerned with the opinions and support of others as advancing age, illness, depression and loss become more familiar companions. At this time, it is wise and just, to have choices and control of what is left of your life and destiny… just as it is your financial assets and possessions. Society itself has changed. The event of advanced technology has created a more mobile, dispersed family replacing the nuclear and extended family and community that traditionally assumed care of its elderly or ill. It has produced a new system of impersonal facilities to warehouse the once revered love ones. Although in demand, significantly improved from those of the past, the end effect is the same…alone.
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