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- March 9, 2010 - DDNC Seeking Outreach Manager/Web Communications Specialist
The Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) is seeking a full-time Outreach Manager/Web Communications Specialist.
Responsibilities: Supervision and oversight of the organization’s phone room. Responsibility for the fundraising goals established for the phone room and on-line giving. Development and implementation of an electronic communications strategy for the organization, including a re-design of the organization’s political ... Read more - March 4, 2010 - Oregon and Washington Release 2009 Reports
Both Oregon and Washington States released their 2009 reports on the use of the Death with Dignity law in each state. In 2009, 59 terminally ill patients used the law to hasten their deaths in Oregon and 36 terminally ill patients used the law in Washington. Links to these reports are below. Oregon 2009 ... Read more
- January 28, 2010 - Ruth Proskauer Smith, committed Death with Dignity Supporter, Passes Away
All of us at the Death with Dignity National Center were saddened to learn of Ruth Proskauer Smith's passing. She was a committed supporter of Death with Dignity, and she was generous with her time and resources. She worked tirelessly to move the movement forward. She will be missed. Below you will find an article ... Read more
- December 17, 2009 - IRA Charitable Rollover Tax Savings Benefit
You may be able to take advantage of a temporary tax benefit, the federal IRA Charitable Rollover Provision, which is only available until December 31, 2009. It will allow those who qualify to enjoy considerable tax benefits by supporting the Death with Dignity National Center. The tax benefits that can result from making a ... Read more
- December 17, 2009 - Warm Holiday Wishes from DDNC!
Greetings! To some, the holiday season and thoughts about dying and end-of-life care may be incongruous. However, this season is a time of reflection and memories, and we, the staff and board members of the Death with Dignity National Center, have put together a report about our activities during the last fiscal year. Reflecting on ... Read more
- December 17, 2009 - DDNC 2009 Annual Report
We have put together a report about our activities during the last fiscal year. Reflecting on our successes and challenges provides us strength and optimism as we face a new year, and we would like to share our accomplishments with you. To read more about our accomplishments, please read our Annual Report. Read more
- October 14, 2009 - 11 End Lives Under WA Assisted Suicide Law
Associated Press By GEORGE TIBBITS
Published September 8, 2009 SEATTLE — Eleven people have used prescribed drugs to end their lives during the first six months after a Washington state law took effect allowing assisted suicides for terminally ill patients, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Another five people received life-ending drugs under the law but ... Read more - September 21, 2009 - Let's Debate Without Distractions
By PEG SANDEEN, Guest Opinion
Published on Oregonlive.com on September 20, 2009, at 5:55PM
Ross Douthat, in his commentary in The Sunday Oregonian ("Our slippery slope of costly care and swift death," Sept. 13), argues that the current health care reform plans are leading us toward a "rendezvous with fiscal suicide." Rather than encountering ... Read more - September 1, 2009 - In emotional moment, Obama invokes grandmother's death to counter debunked 'death panel' claim
by LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer, published 6:33 a.m. CDT, August 16, 2009 Now, it's personal. President Barack Obama invoked his own anguish over the death of a loved one as he challenged the debunked notion that Democratic efforts to overhaul the nation's health care would include "death panels." "I just lost my grandmother last ... Read more
- September 1, 2009 - Montana Ruling
And, finally, in Montana, oral arguments will be heard in the case of Baxter v. Montana tomorrow, Wednesday, September 2, 2009. In December 2008, District Court Judge Dorothy McCarter ruled that the Montana constitutional rights of individual privacy and human dignity allow a terminally ill, mentally competent adult the right to die with assistance from ... Read more
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For more than 14 years, the Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC), a 501(c)(3), non-partisan, non-profit organization, has been the leading advocate in the death with dignity movement. Leaders in our organization originally wrote and have continued advocating for the Oregon Death with Dignity Law. DDNC has met these challenges through extensive legal defense of the Oregon law, education and outreach programs, and by developing and nurturing diverse financial resources with one goal in mind: to ensure DDNC's financial vitality and its position as a leader in the death with dignity movement.
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Political Action Fund
The Death with Dignity National Center partners with the Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund (the Fund) to conduct lobbying and political activities in order to achieve the enactment of Death with Dignity laws in other states. The partnership resulted in tremendous success with the resounding win in the 2008 Washington Death with Dignity campaign.
Learn more about the Fund's efforts to bring dignity to people around the nation.
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.
Learn more about the National Center and our family of organizations.
Patients & Families
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.
Research Center
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.
In our Research Center you will find frequently asked questions, the history of the death with dignity movement, state monitoring statistics, and a copy of this groundbreaking statute.
