Oregon Death With Dignity Act: Four Challenges that Ensured the Law’s Success
May 6, 2015
By Eli D. Stutsman, JD. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of Trial Lawyer magazine, the quarterly journal of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (the subheadings are ours). Just over twenty years ago, on November 8,…
Your Questions about Supreme Court of Canada’s Ruling Answered
February 27, 2015
By Dying with Dignity Canada. * Supporters of Death with Dignity laws in the US point to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling decriminalizing physician-assisted death as a catalyst for their work. The…
Canada Legalizes Physician-Assisted Dying
February 6, 2015
Canada today provided terminally-ill citizens with increased peace of mind and control over the dying process. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that those who are terminally ill and experiencing intolerable suffering have the right to…
Supreme Court Rules 6 to 3 to Uphold the Oregon Death with Dignity Act
January 17, 2006
By Peg Sandeen, Executive Director * The Supreme Court today ruled 6 to 3 in favor of the people of Oregon. The case of Gonzales v. Oregon came about because of the actions of…