Death, Dying, and Design: An Interview with Elaine Fong
Elaine Fong shares her unique perspective on death as a design challenge, and design as a field that, like end-of-life care, requires “a combination of creativity and empathy.”
End of Life Choices New York Works Toward Policy Reform in the Empire State
Our partner organization, End of Life Choices New York (EOLCNY) is one of the oldest state-based Death with Dignity organizations in the country. For the past 18 years, EOLCNY staff and volunteers have…
Hope, Fear, and End-of-Life Options in Maine
By Valerie Lovelace For the past several months I have been video-recording the testimony of folks in Maine who are facing terminal illness. Being entrusted with such intimate, personal stories is both an amazing and heart-breaking experience. Their courage and…
New Poll: Pacific Northwest More Informed and Strongly Supporting Expanded End-of-Life Options
A new poll by the National Journal and The Regence Foundation found residents in Oregon and Washington were more supportive of a variety of end-of-life options than most Americans. This is the second poll in a…