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…
Down to the Wire in Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2017
We were at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last night, attending a hearing where members of Congress discussed a resolution to block the D.C. Death with Dignity Act from becoming law. As we expected,…
Week 6/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
February 13, 2017
In the week from February 6 to February 12, 2017: An assisted dying bill was tabled in a Utah House Committee. Washington, D.C. prepared for today’s markup of the US House resolution to block the new Death with Dignity law.
#HandsOffDC
February 10, 2017
The resolution to nullify the D.C. Death with Dignity Act will be marked up in the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday, February 13, at 5:30 p.m., in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Week 5/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
February 6, 2017
In the week from January 30 to February 5, 2017: The President nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill a vacancy on the US Supreme Court; Judge Gorsuch is the author of a book arguing against “assisted suicide” titled, The Future of…
Week 4/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
January 30, 2017
In the week from January 23 to January 29, 2017: Assisted dying bills were introduced in the New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania state legislatures. The Hawaii Medical Association changed its position on aid-in-dying legislation from opposed to neutral. California…
Congress Action Alert: Stop Trying to Block the D.C. Death with Dignity Act
January 27, 2017
The clock is ticking. The companion resolutions in the U.S. Senate and House (HJ Res. 27 / SJ Res. 4,) to block the Washington, D.C. Death with Dignity…
Week 3/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
January 23, 2017
In the week from January 16 to January 22, 2017: Assisted dying bills were introduced in the Hawaii, Mississippi, Nebraska, and New Mexico state legislatures. Colorado “Colorado’s aid-in-dying law…
Week 2/2017 in the Death with Dignity Movement
January 17, 2017
In the week from January 9 to January 15, 2017: Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) pledged to stop the District of Columbia’s Death with Dignity Act from being enacted. Shortly after, Senator James Lankford and Representative Brad Wenstrup introduced a resolution…
Help Stop Congressional Interference in D.C.’s Death with Dignity Act
January 9, 2017
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Monday announced he would attempt to block the D.C. Death with Dignity Act passed by the District’s City Council and signed by Mayor Bowser. Chaffetz’s sole reason: he “fundamentally disagrees with the bill.” Yes,…