Your Coronavirus Questions Answered: COVID-19 Exposes Complex Concerns in End-of-Life Care
April 10, 2020
A nurse, physicians, and a medical ethicist answer most frequently asked questions about the impact of COVID-19 on end-of-life care and advance directives.
Hearing on New Hampshire Death with Dignity Act Draws Large Crowd, Powerful Testimony
February 13, 2020
A recap of the February 12, 2020 hearing on the New Hampshire Death with Dignity Act, where Death with Dignity staff and advocates provided testimony.
Highlights from “The State of the Movement Address: Death with Dignity in 2020”
February 6, 2020
A video recording of the "State of the Movement Address: Death with Dignity in 2020" webcast, with a written summary.
A Flourishing Movement: Reflections from Death with Dignity Executive Director Peg Sandeen
January 8, 2020
Death with Dignity National Center Executive Director Peg Sandeen shares reflections on the history and growth of the death with dignity movement nationwide, 25 years after Oregonians passed the world's first death with dignity law.
The End of Life Options Act: A Religious Defense
December 9, 2019
Massachusetts resident Sylvia Shaw, a death with dignity advocate and devout Christian, mounts a religious defense of proposed assisted dying legislation in her state.
Remarks by Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, MD, at Death with Dignity’s 25th Anniversary Event
November 11, 2019
A transcript of remarks by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, MD, at Death with Dignity National Center's 25th anniversary event November 8, 2019.
Best Letters to the Editor, October 2019
October 31, 2019
In newspapers across the U.S., advocates, patients, medical professionals, and elected leaders are voicing their support for assisted dying. Here are the best letters to the editor published in October 2019.
“The World Changed”: Barbara Roberts on the Lasting Impact of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act
October 11, 2019
Former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts reflects on her decades of leadership in the Death with Dignity movement catalyzed by her late husband, Frank.
“I Never Lost Sight of What I Wanted”: An Interview with Right-to-Die Pioneer Derek Humphry
October 3, 2019
An interview with right-to-die pioneer and Hemlock Society founder Derek Humphry.
Best Letters to the Editor, September 2019
September 30, 2019
In newspapers across the U.S., advocates, patients, medical professionals, and elected leaders are voicing their support for assisted dying. Here are the best letters to the editor published in September 2019.