End-of-Life Resources
PrintResidents in all states have access to many end-of-life resources to help make sure their wishes are honored. Check out the resources below, and don’t hesitate to contact us with further questions.
Planning Ahead:
- Advance Directive Forms
Provided through the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Here you can find, download and print your state's advance directive forms. - POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Registry Information
Many states have POLST programs to help ensure a patient’s wishes are honored in emergency situations. Learn more on this website. - Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Mental Health Advance Directive
Provided by C&C of Washington. Though the form is written for Washington residents it can serve as a way to document your wishes and guide discussions with your family. - EverPlans
This interactive site helps people plan for death both in the distant future and near term, outlines what needs to happen after a death, and provides tips for supporting the bereaved.
Comfort Care and Pain Management:
- Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) that provides free resources, information and motivation for actively learning about end-of-life care and options.
- Two websites have information about comfort care and how to find a palliative doctor near you:
- The Center to Advance Palliative Care also evaluates how palliative care rates in each state.
You are not alone. We've dedicated a section of our blog for our constituents' experiences in their own words.
Defend dignity. Take action.
You are the key to ensuring well-crafted Death with Dignity laws for all Americans. With your financial and volunteer help, the Death with Dignity National Center, a 501(c)(3), non-partisan, non-profit organization, has been the leading advocate in the death with dignity movement. Member contributions helped us pass a new Death with Dignity law in Washington, defend the Oregon law, and provide education and outreach programs for the vitality of the death with dignity movement.
Make a Donation
Your donation helps us continue to advocate for the right of the terminally ill to die with dignity.
Stay Connected
Sign up for the latest news and information about Death with Dignity.
Additional ways to stay in touch: |
 |  |  |
About Death with Dignity
The greatest human freedom is to live, and die, according to one's own desires and beliefs. 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 is the leader in this movement, successfully establishing, advancing and defending the landmark Oregon and Washington Death with Dignity Acts.
Political Action Fund
The Death with Dignity National Center partners with the Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund to conduct lobbying and political activities in order to achieve the enactment of Death with Dignity laws in other states.
Learn more about the Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund.
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. 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.
© 2012 Death with Dignity National Center. Powered by Drupal.
We respect your privacy. Please see our Privacy Policy and Statement of Ethics for more information.
