Week 13/2018 in the Death with Dignity Movement

In the week from March 26 to April 1, 2018:

• Massachusetts legislators sent a death with dignity bills to study, effectively ending their chances of passage in the current session.
• Hawaii Senate voted to pass HB2739 HD1, Our Care Our Choice Act. The Death with Dignity bill now heads to Governor Ige, who has expressed support for it. Hawaii will be the 7th jurisdiction in the U.S. to have an assisted dying statute.

Hawaii

• “Medical-aid-in-dying bill up for final Senate vote,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, 3/28/2018
• “Medical Aid In Dying: A Long Journey From No To Yes For These Lawmakers,” Honolulu Civil Beat, 3/29/2018
• “Doctor-assisted suicide close to becoming law in Hawaii,” ABC News (via Associated Press), 3/29/2018
• “In historic vote, Hawaii Senate OKs bill to legalize medical ‘aid in dying’,” Hawaii News Now, 3/29/2018
• “Hawaii Senate passes medical aid in dying, sending legislation to governor,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, 3/29/2018
• “Medical aid-in-dying passes Senate, heads to governor,” KHON, 3/29/2018
• “Hawaii lawmakers approve medical aid in dying for terminally ill,” Reuters, 3/29/2018
• “Hawaii Legislature Passes Medical Aid In Dying,” Honolulu Civil Beat, 3/29/2018
• “Medical Aid in Dying Bill Passes Out of Senate,” Maui News Now, 3/30/2018

Colorado

• “Special report: Doctor sees End-of-Life Options as a logical companion to hospice,” Pueblo Chieftain, 3/27/2018
• “Special report: Terminally ill Puebloans who want help in dying have few options,” Pueblo Chieftain, 3/27/2018

Massachusetts

• “Aid-in-dying bills sent back for study despite past research,” Boston Herald, 3/27/2018
• “Aid in dying bill dead,” Gloucester Times, 3/28/2018

Around the U.S.

• California: “Medical aid in dying helps physicians care for whole patient,” Desert Sun, 3/30/2018
• New York: “Joel Freedman: End of life choices should include medical aid in dying,” Daily Telegram, 3/27/2018

Featured image by Svein Halvor Halvorsen.