Celebrating 20 Years of Oregon’s Law, Working for the Next 20 Years
November 9, 2017
The full transcript of the speech former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts gave at our luncheon commemorating the 20th anniversary of implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.
Celebrating 20 Years of Death with Dignity in Oregon
November 9, 2017
We celebrated 20 years of Oregon Death with Dignity Act's implementation at a luncheon in Portland, Oregon.
Two Decades of Death with Dignity
November 4, 2017
Twenty years ago today, Oregon voters rejected Measure 51 which would have repealed the Death with Dignity Act they had approved just three years before.
“What Brittany Asked Us to Do”: Deborah Ziegler’s Advocacy for Death with Dignity Honors a Promise to Her Daughter
October 20, 2017
By advocating for Death with Dignity, Deborah Ziegler is honoring a promise to her daughter, the late Brittany Maynard.
From the Archives: Dr. Peter Goodwin’s testimony before the Oregon House of Representatives, March 11, 1997
October 13, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we are featuring stories of those who in 1997 campaigned against the repeal of the law adopted by Oregon voters 3 years before.
“We Have to Be Part of the Debate”: Ann Jackson on the Role of Hospice in the Death with Dignity Movement
October 8, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we are featuring stories of those who in 1997 campaigned against the repeal of the law adopted by Oregon voters 3 years before. Today…
From the Archives, 1997: Physicians for Death with Dignity Galvanize the Medical Community
October 3, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we are featuring stories of those who in 1997 campaigned against the repeal of the law adopted by Oregon voters 3 years before. Today…
“Everyone Should Have This Option”: Jan Rowe on Her Family’s Commitment to Death with Dignity
September 28, 2017
Following the death of her husband Jack using the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, Jan Rowe advocates for the end-of-life option in Oregon, Ohio, and nationwide. This is her story.
From the Archives, 1997: In Letters to Lawmakers, Oregonians Voice Support for Death with Dignity
September 26, 2017
In 1997, thousands of Oregonians wrote letters to their state representatives and voiced their support for Measure 16, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, approved in 1994, and their opposition to Measure 51, the effort by some legislators and the Oregon Catholic Conference to repeal the Act.
“A Last Loving Gift”: Nora Miller on Grief, Advocacy, and the Right to a Dignified Death
September 25, 2017
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we are featuring stories of those who in 1997 campaigned against the repeal of the law adopted by Oregon voters 3 years before and who…