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Thank you for visiting our Patients and Families Page. This page is still under construction and we plan to bring you more information in the near future.
Below are links to useful resources that we hope will help you as you face the difficult challenges ahead.
Advance Directive Forms
Provided through the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Caring Connections
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.
Oregon State Statute
This is the actual language of the Oregon Death with Dignity Law. Here you will also find other important information about the law.
According to an article titled"Best Places to Die," in Forbes, Oregon ranks second in the U.S. The ranking is based on criteria of quality of health care, legal protections, patients receiving hospice care, and the number of people dying of cancer in their home.
Compassion & Choices
A not-for-profit organization providing information and support to patients, family, caregivers, and health care professionals on end-of-life choices and legal and legislative advocacy for expanded choice and improved care at the end of life.
Resources
Additional resources for those who would like to learn more.
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Defend dignity. Take action.
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.
Your donation today will enable us to continue to advocate for the right of the terminally ill to die with dignity. Please click here to give a secure, online donation. Thank you.
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Washington: Yes on 1000
For two years, our highest organizational priority has been securing passage of the Washington Death with Dignity Act through the voter initiative process.
Our generous donors have helped us provide the campaign with over $300,000 in seed money and we have pledged to raise an additional $650,000 for the campaign. We were an instrumental part of the team that devised the campaign structure, and we will continue to provide political strategy and legal expertise throughout the campaign.
Read on for an insider's analysis of the Washington campaign.
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.
