Weeks 50-51/2016 in the Death with Dignity Movement
January 3, 2017
In the final two weeks of 2016, from December 19 to December 31, 2016 and through January 1, 2017: Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Death with Dignity Act of 2015. Death with Dignity South Dakota received approval from…
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…
Week 46/2016 in the Death with Dignity Movement
November 21, 2016
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
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…
Death with Dignity Movement Making Strides in 2016
November 8, 2016
Twenty-two years ago today, Oregon voters passed the nation’s first Death with Dignity law. This fact and the incredible strides we’ve made in the Death with Dignity movement since then, and this year in particular, may be lost amid the…
Week 44/2016 in the Death with Dignity Movement
November 7, 2016
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
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,…
Dispelling Myths About Death with Dignity in Washington, D.C.
October 26, 2016
The Death with Dignity National Center strongly supports B21-0038, the Death with Dignity Act of 2015, as introduced by D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh. Attacks against the bill are based on the personal,…
Week 41/2016 in the Death with Dignity Movement
October 17, 2016
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.