Death with Dignity’s 2019 Year in Review
December 23, 2019
A look back at our accomplishments in 2019, plus a preview of our new and ongoing efforts in states across the country.
Death with Dignity in D.C.
November 18, 2016
Earlier this week the Council of the District of Columbia approved, on the second and final of two required votes, the Death with Dignity Act of 2015. The bill is now on…
D.C. Council Again Passes Death with Dignity Act of 2015
November 15, 2016
Amid all the turmoil in Washington, D.C., right now, two more jurisdictions have joined the ranks of those close to offering the Death with Dignity option to their residents: In an overwhelming vote last week, Colorado voters passed the…
D.C. Council Passes Death with Dignity Act
November 1, 2016
The Council of the District of Columbia today passed the Death with Dignity Act. With a 11 to 2 vote, the Councilmembers recognized their constituents need the option to control how they die. We could not be more excited, proud,…
California Assembly and Senate Approve End of Life Option Act
September 11, 2015
Words cannot describe the atmosphere here at Death with Dignity headquarters. Three days after the California Assembly approved the End of Life Option Act 42 to 33, the California Senate approved it on a 23 to 14 vote, bringing the…
Dying the Way I Want: Death with Dignity in Maine
August 14, 2015
By Valerie Lovelace Maine Should Have a Death with Dignity Law Maine’s legislature recently failed to pass LD 1270, An Act Regarding Patient-Directed Care at the End-of-Life. The bill would have allowed a qualifying, terminally ill adult to ask…
Maine’s Historic House Vote and the Demise of LD 1270
June 17, 2015
By Valerie Lovelace. Today I am both happy and sad. I’m happy that LD 1270, An Act Regarding Patient-Directed Care at the End-of-Life, enjoyed a Committee hearing, a Committee working session, two Senate hearings with roll call votes, an historic…
California Senate Approves End of Life Option Act in a Monumental Step Toward Death with Dignity
June 4, 2015
The Death with Dignity National Center today applauds the California Senate for approving Senate Bill 128 – End of Life Option Act, which will allow terminally ill adults with six months or less to live the right to obtain a…
Maine’s Death with Dignity Bill Clears the Joint Standing Committee for Health and Human Services
May 26, 2015
This is a report from last Friday’s working session at the Maine Joint Standing Committee for Health and Human Services by our long-time supporter and volunteer, Valerie Lovelace. She is the executive director of the nonprofit…
California Senate Judiciary Committee Passes SB 128, End of Life Option Act
April 9, 2015
The California Senate Judiciary Committee on April 7 approved Senate Bill 128, California End of Life Option Act, on a 5 to 2 vote. With the vote, California took another step towards providing Death with Dignity…