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June 4, 2009 WA Olympic Medical Center amends Death with Dignity policy - Peninsula Daily News
June 3, 2009 WA OMC board to revisit Death/Dignity tonight - Sequim Gazette
June 3, 2009 WA Group reports second death under new suicide law - The Seattle Times
June 1, 2009 MT Briefs pile up in assisted suicide case - KPAX.com
May 29, 2009 WA Linda Fleming, John Peyton and Assisted Suicide in Washington - Associated Content
May 23, 2009 WA Choosing when to die was "truly what she wanted to do," says friend - The Seattle Times
May 22, 2009 OR First death under Washington Death With Dignity law - The Oregonian
May 15, 2009 ZZ Death With Dignity: Combatting Religious Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide - Religion Dispatches
May 13, 2009 MA Stoughton man: Let me die on my own terms - The Patriot Ledger
May 7, 2009 CA In rural Washington state, law allows assisted suicide, but most doctors don't - Los Angeles Times
April 7, 2009 MO Death Watch: Final Exit's clandestine ways have put the assisted-suicide network on life support - Riverfront Times
March 5, 2009 WA State's hospitals formulate assisted-suicide plan - The Seattle Times
March 5, 2009 WA Seeking to leave this life with a measure of dignity - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
March 5, 2009 WA Real benefit may be in breaking a taboo: talking about death - Yakima Herald-Republic
March 5, 2009 ZZ Many WA hospitals opting out of 'death with dignity' law - MSNBC
March 4, 2009 WA New Law Aids Dying Patients Seeking to Hasten Death - KUOW News
March 4, 2009 WA WA Death With Dignity Law Takes Effect Thursday - OPB News
March 4, 2009 NY A 2nd State Lets Doctors Lend Help in Suicide - The New York Times
March 2, 2009 ZZ Washington state to enact assisted suicide law - AFP
March 1, 2009 WA 'Death With Dignity' Law Takes Effect in Washington State - Fox News
Feb. 23, 2009 WA New Doctor-Assisted Suicide Law Takes Effect March 5 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Feb. 22, 2009 WA FAQ on Death with Dignity Act - Bellingham Herald
Feb. 22, 2009 WA Questions Remain as Death with Dignity Law Goes into Effect - Bellingham Herald
Feb. 22, 2009 WA Death with Dignity Act Rules Adopted by State Health Department - KHQ – TV
Feb. 21, 2009 WA ‘Death with Dignity Act’ Rules Finalized - The News Tribune
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About Death with Dignity

The greatest human freedom is to live, and die, according to one's own desires and beliefs. The most common desire among those with a terminal illness is to die with some measure of dignity. From advance directives to physician-assisted dying, death with dignity is a movement to provide options for the dying to control their own end-of-life care.

Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) is the leader in this movement, successfully establishing, advancing and defending the landmark Oregon Death with Dignity Act -- a national catalyst for openly discussing and actively reforming end-of-life care for those who are terminally ill.

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The Death with Dignity National Center was formed out of a profound commitment to the idea that personal end-of-life decisions should be made solely between a patient and a physician. Based on this commitment, we are pleased to provide you with support and information as you face the difficult challenges ahead.

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We have compiled a comprehensive collection of legal briefs, journal articles, and newspaper clippings. We invite you to explore the wide array of information we have collected throughout our history.

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