A Statement of Solidarity
June 18, 2020
Death with Dignity Movement
At Death with Dignity National Center, we value the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings. We work every day to realize a future in which all people have the freedom to decide how they live and die. Our commitment to these values places us in solidarity with the Black community and those protesting against centuries of oppression, injustice, and lives cut short by violence. Black lives matter.
“We Have to Be Part of the Debate”: Ann Jackson on the Role of Hospice in the Death with Dignity Movement
October 8, 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…
From the Archives, 1997: Physicians for Death with Dignity Galvanize the Medical Community
October 3, 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…
Weeks 38 & 39/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
October 2, 2017
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
“Everyone Should Have This Option”: Jan Rowe on Her Family’s Commitment to Death with Dignity
September 28, 2017
Following the death of her husband Jack using the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, Jan Rowe advocates for the end-of-life option in Oregon, Ohio, and nationwide. This is her story.
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.
“A Last Loving Gift”: Nora Miller on Grief, Advocacy, and the Right to a Dignified Death
September 25, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 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 and who…
From the Archives: Remembering Emerson Hoogstraat
September 22, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 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 and who…
“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…
Weeks 36 & 37/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
September 18, 2017
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
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,…