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.
Weeks 12 & 13/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
April 3, 2017
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Week 11/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
March 20, 2017
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Week 10/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
March 13, 2017
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Hawai‘i State Senate Passes a Death with Dignity Bill
March 7, 2017
The Hawai‘i State Senate today passed SB 1129, a Death with Dignity bill, on a 22 to 3 vote. The Hawai‘i State Senate thus became the first full legislative chamber this year to pass an assisted dying law.
Week 9/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
March 6, 2017
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Testimony in Support of SB 1129, Hawaii Medical Aid in Dying Act
February 28, 2017
This is a transcript, lightly edited for clarity, of the written testimony to the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor in support of SB 1129 submitted by Betts Cruz, a resident of Molokai.
Week 8/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
February 27, 2017
In the week from February 20 to February 26, 2017: A bill was introduced in the Montana State legislature that would remove protection for physicians from homicide charges if they prescribed medications to requesting terminally ill patients to end their…
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…
Week 7/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
February 21, 2017
In the week from February 13 to February 19, 2017: The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed House Joint Resolution 27 disapproving of the D.C. Death with Dignity Act, on a 22 to 14 vote. However,…
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…