91 Days: California End of Life Option Act Takes Effect on June 9, 2016
March 10, 2016
After decades of working to bring Death with Dignity to California, we are now a mere 91 days from implementation of the End of Life Option Act. With the close today of the special legislative session, the implementation…
Oregon Health Authority Releases 2015 Data Summary on Death with Dignity Act
February 4, 2016
Update, April 8, 2016: Download our selection of data from the 2015 annual report. Oregon Health Authority today released its report on the implementation of the state’s Death with Dignity Act in 2015. The report,…
Death with Dignity: Two Decades of Progress in the US
December 2, 2015
Our Executive Director Peg Sandeen recently spoke at an event organized by the Glasgow, Scotland-based organization Friends At The End (FATE), which promotes knowledge about end-of-life choices. This is the transcript of her presentation. * Twenty-one years ago…
Washington State Releases the 2014 Death with Dignity Report
July 8, 2015
The Washington State Department of Health yesterday released the 2014 annual report on the implementation of the Washington Death with Dignity Act. The figures underscore not only that only a small number…
Oregon Health Authority Releases 2014 Death with Dignity Report
February 12, 2015
Oregon Health Authority, the state agency that oversees the implementation of and compliance with the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, today released the 2014 Annual Report. A total of 155 terminally-ill adult…