Four Years of Death with Dignity in Vermont
May 19, 2017
The full Vermont State Legislature passed the bill on May 13, 2013, and Vermont made history. On May 20, Governor Shumlin signed Act 39 (S.77) into law. The Green Mountain State was the first to pass a Death with Dignity law through the legislative process.
More Options at the End of Life: Testimony in Support of SB 261, Nevada’s Death with Dignity Bill
May 10, 2017
The proposed law you are considering today is, at its core, a medical standard of care designed to provide physicians and pharmacists with best practice guidelines for the situations in which a terminally ill and competent patient requests the right to control the timing and manner of his/her death.
The Choice to Have a Good Death: Testimony in Support of Maine LD 347, An Act to Support Death with Dignity
April 19, 2017
I am also a Stage 4 cancer patient, and the progression of my disease in inevitable. As a cancer patient I can tell you that I have fought and will continue to fight this cancer of mine. Despite horrendous surgery and treatments and knowing what there is likely more to come, I want to live.
Hawai‘i State Senate Passes a Death with Dignity Bill
March 7, 2017
The Hawai‘i State Senate today passed SB 1129, a Death with Dignity bill, on a 22 to 3 vote. The Hawai‘i State Senate thus became the first full legislative chamber this year to pass an assisted dying law.
Testimony in Support of SB 1129, Hawaii Medical Aid in Dying Act
February 28, 2017
This is a transcript, lightly edited for clarity, of the written testimony to the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor in support of SB 1129 submitted by Betts Cruz, a resident of Molokai.
Testimony in Support of HB 370 Richard E. Israel and Roger “Pip” Moyer End of Life Option Act
February 16, 2017
This is a full transcript of our Board President George Eighmey’s testimony at today’s joint hearing of the Health and Government Operations Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, in support of HB 370, Richard…
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,…
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…