Testimony in Support of SB 1129, Hawaii Death with Dignity Act
February 15, 2017
By Mary Uyeda, resident of Hilo, HI * Not all deaths are alike. During my 30 years of bedside nursing in Intensive Care, I have personally witnessed a wide range of deaths from perfectly peaceful to prolonged agony,…
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,…
#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.
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…
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,…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Signs Death with Dignity Act of 2015
December 20, 2016
The Mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, has signed the Death with Dignity Act of 2015, bringing District residents another step closer to having assisted dying among their end-of-life options. The bill had passed out of the Council…
Death with Dignity in D.C.
November 18, 2016
Earlier this week the Council of the District of Columbia approved, on the second and final of two required votes, the Death with Dignity Act of 2015. The bill is now on…
D.C. Council Again Passes Death with Dignity Act of 2015
November 15, 2016
Amid all the turmoil in Washington, D.C., right now, two more jurisdictions have joined the ranks of those close to offering the Death with Dignity option to their residents: In an overwhelming vote last week, Colorado voters passed the…
D.C. Council Passes Death with Dignity Act
November 1, 2016
The Council of the District of Columbia today passed the Death with Dignity Act. With a 11 to 2 vote, the Councilmembers recognized their constituents need the option to control how they die. We could not be more excited, proud,…
D.C. Council to Vote on Death with Dignity
October 13, 2016
We are less than a week away from the Council of the District of Columbia’s most important vote of the year. After the Committee on Health and Human Services last week approved Councilmember Mary Cheh’s Death with Dignity bill, the…