Good Things Take Time
June 25, 2021
As legislative sessions come to an end, some years we get to celebrate the passing of a new aid-in-dying law, and sometimes we have to grieve a bill stalling in the process. This year, we get to do both. We…
Read Death with Dignity’s Spring/Summer 2021 Newsletter
June 8, 2021
Hot off the presses: The latest edition of The Dignity Report. Read more about our recipe for success in states across the country.
Read Death with Dignity’s Fall 2020 Newsletter
November 5, 2020
Hot off the presses: The latest edition of The Dignity Report. Read more about our recipe for success in states across the country.
The Spirit of Dirigo: Celebrating One Year of Implementation in Maine
September 18, 2020
Commemorating one year of death with dignity in Maine through interviews with people whose personal stories demonstrate the wide-reaching impact of the state's aid-in-dying law.
Introducing Our SouthWest Strategy
September 14, 2020
Death with Dignity has launched its SouthWest Strategy, a coordinated effort to pass aid-in-dying legislation in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Dispatch from a World Transformed: Reflections from Death with Dignity Executive Director Peg Sandeen
May 21, 2020
Death with Dignity Executive Director Peg Sandeen reflects on life - and death - in the time of COVID-19, and provides updates on our work in 2020.
Your Coronavirus Questions Answered: COVID-19 Exposes Complex Concerns in End-of-Life Care
April 10, 2020
A nurse, physicians, and a medical ethicist answer most frequently asked questions about the impact of COVID-19 on end-of-life care and advance directives.
Remarks by Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, MD, at Death with Dignity’s 25th Anniversary Event
November 11, 2019
A transcript of remarks by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, MD, at Death with Dignity National Center's 25th anniversary event November 8, 2019.
Best Letters to the Editor, September 2019
September 30, 2019
In newspapers across the U.S., advocates, patients, medical professionals, and elected leaders are voicing their support for assisted dying. Here are the best letters to the editor published in September 2019.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 25 Years of Death with Dignity in Oregon
September 11, 2019
Twenty-five years after Oregon voters passed the Oregon Death with Dignity Act—the first statute of its kind in the world—we are launching a series chronicling the campaign that led to its passage.