Death with Dignity: A Report Card on Medical Aid in Dying Legislation in the United States
November 17, 2017
During the debates leading up to the approval of Death with Dignity laws, opponents expressed a number of concerns about the expected consequences of authorizing medical aid in dying. Available data have proven the great majority of these fears to be groundless.
From the Archives, 1997: In Letters to Lawmakers, Oregonians Voice Support for Death with Dignity
September 26, 2017
In 1997, thousands of Oregonians wrote letters to their state representatives and voiced their support for Measure 16, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, approved in 1994, and their opposition to Measure 51, the effort by some legislators and the Oregon Catholic Conference to repeal the Act.
“We Never Gave Up”: Geoff Sugerman on Campaigning for Death with Dignity
September 19, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we are featuring stories of those who in 1997 campaigned against the repeal of the law adopted by Oregon voters 3 years before. Today…
Fighting for Death with Dignity in D.C.
September 14, 2017
For the next three months, Washington, D.C. will be the front line of our fight to provide terminally ill Americans the option to die with dignity. Last year, we helped pass the assisted dying law in the nation’s capital,…
“A Better Way”: George Eighmey’s Journey Toward Death with Dignity Nationwide
September 12, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we are featuring stories of those who in 1997 campaigned against the repeal of the law adopted by Oregon voters three years before. Today we are featuring George Eighmey, President of our Board of Directors, who was an Oregon State Representative in the 1990's.
20 Years of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act
September 7, 2017
Twenty years ago, in November 1997, the Death with Dignity Act became law in Oregon. As part of our celebration of the law's 20th anniversary, we'll look back at the historic events that provided the foundation for our work. We begin with Oregon Death with Dignity Legal Defense and Education Center's 1997 Annual Report.
Washington State Department of Health Releases 2016 Report on Death with Dignity Act
July 26, 2017
The Washington State Department of Health has released the 2016 Death with Dignity Act Report: 248 residents obtained medications prescribed under the law.
The Choice to Have a Good Death: Testimony in Support of Maine LD 347, An Act to Support Death with Dignity
April 19, 2017
I am also a Stage 4 cancer patient, and the progression of my disease in inevitable. As a cancer patient I can tell you that I have fought and will continue to fight this cancer of mine. Despite horrendous surgery and treatments and knowing what there is likely more to come, I want to live.
Oregon Health Authority Releases 2016 Death with Dignity Act Report
February 22, 2017
We welcome the publication of the 19th annual report on the use of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. On February 21, 2017, the Oregon Health Authority released the 19th annual report on the use of…
The Magnificent Six: D.C. Death with Dignity Act Goes into Effect
February 17, 2017
It’s over—for now anyway. The review period for Congress to disapprove of the Washington, D.C. Death with Dignity Act expires today. Beginning on Monday, terminally ill D.C. residents will have Death with Dignity among their end-of-life options. The District of…