#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.
Testimony in Support of California SB 1002, End of Life Option Telephone Line Act
March 29, 2016
This is a full transcript of our President George Eighmey’s testimony, at the March 30th California Senate Committee on Health hearing, in support of SB 1002, End of Life Option Telephone Line Act, which we proposed and helped to draft.
The Kind of Death We All Want
January 13, 2016
By Chris de Boinville (subheadings are ours) Chris is our constituent and supporter in Maryland. This article is an edited transcript of her testimony to the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee at its March 6, 2015 hearing, in…
D.C. Council Holds First Hearing on Death with Dignity as New Poll Shows 67% Support in District
July 10, 2015
A poll released by Lake Research today shows 67 percent of District of Columbia residents (51 percent strongly) support the right of terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to legally obtain medication to end their lives.
A Report from the Maine Death with Dignity Bill Hearing
May 18, 2015
This is a report from last Friday’s Maine House Committee Hearing on LD 1270, An Act Regarding Patient Self-Directed Care at End-of-Life by our long-time supporter, Valerie Lovelace. Val is the executive director of the nonprofit…
California Senate Judiciary Committee Passes SB 128, End of Life Option Act
April 9, 2015
The California Senate Judiciary Committee on April 7 approved Senate Bill 128, California End of Life Option Act, on a 5 to 2 vote. With the vote, California took another step towards providing Death with Dignity…
California Senate Health Committee Approves SB 128, End of Life Option Act
March 26, 2015
By George Eighmey, President, Death with Dignity * “Some years ago, my precious brother Jeff died a death I would not wish on anyone. Yesterday my spirits were lifted. “At the Senate Health Committee Hearing on SB 128,…
In Support of Maryland’s Death with Dignity Act
March 6, 2015
The Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Committees of the Maryland House of Delegates held a joint hearing today about HB 1021, Richard E. Israel and Roger “Pip” Moyer Death with Dignity Act. Our executive director, Peg Sandeen, attended the…