In the week from June 12 to June June 18, 2017: Riverside County Judge Daniel A. Ottolia allowed the lawsuit challenging the California End of Life Option Act to proceed. California “Assisted death battle drags on in…
In the week from June 5 to June 11, 2017: A Delaware House Health and Human Development Committee passed an assisted death bill. The California End of Life Option Act turned one…
In the week from May 26 to June 4, 2017: California geared toward the first anniversary of implementation of the End of Life Option Act. The assisted dying bill in Nevada was removed from consideration in the Assembly…
In the week from May 22 to May 26, 2017: The Maine House voted down LD 347, An Act to Support Death with Dignity, on a 61 to 85 vote. The bill is done for the session. The…
In the week from May 15 to May 21, 2017: The Nevada State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services passed SB 261, an assisted death bill, on a 3 to 2 vote. The Maine State Senate passed…
In the week from May 8 to May 14, 2017: The Nevada State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a hearing on SB 261, an assisted dying bill. Nevada “Brittany Maynard’s mother testifies in…
In the week from May 1 to May 7, 2017: A Death with Dignity bill was introduced in the Delaware State Legislature. Maine Medical Association announced it had withdrawn opposition to assisted dying legislation the previous week. Our friends from…
In the week from April 24 to April 30, 2017: Maine Medical Association’s board voted to drop opposition to assisted dying legislation. The Medical Society of the State of New York announced it would survey its members on their stance…
In the week from April 17 to April 23, 2017: The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services of the Maine State Legislature held a work session on LD 347/LD 1066, a pair of medical aid in dying bills,…
In the week from April 10 to April 16, 2017: A hearing for the pending bill in Nevada was rescheduled. Maine “Stories and tears at the ‘death with dignity’ hearing,” Knox Village Soup, 4/14/2017…