Oregon Death with Dignity Act Turns 25
November 8, 2019
Oregon 25
View our short film, Voices of a Movement,” which chronicles the history of the death with dignity movement from the perspective of individuals who have played a leading role in passing and protecting death with dignity laws across the U.S.
Weeks 44 & 45/2019 in the Death with Dignity Movement
November 4, 2019
Highlights from media coverage of death with dignity and related issues in the past two weeks. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Brittany Maynard’s Legacy, Five Years On
November 1, 2019
Five years ago today, Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal brain cancer, used the Oregon Death with Dignity to die peacefully.
Best Letters to the Editor, October 2019
October 31, 2019
In newspapers across the U.S., advocates, patients, medical professionals, and elected leaders are voicing their support for assisted dying. Here are the best letters to the editor published in October 2019.
From the Archives: Remembering Emerson Hoogstraat
October 22, 2019
As part of our ongoing series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, we share a remembrance of Emerson Hoogstraat, who volunteered his time and efforts to the campaign to pass the law as he was dying of a terminal illness.
Weeks 42 & 43/2019 in the Death with Dignity Movement
October 21, 2019
Highlights from media coverage of death with dignity and related issues in the past two weeks. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
In Memoriam: Stephen Dunn
October 16, 2019
We mourn the passing of former Death with Dignity National Center Board Treasurer Stephen Dunn, who died of cancer October 16.
Campaigning for Death with Dignity: An Interview with Geoff Sugerman
October 14, 2019
An interview with Geoff Sugerman, who managed the 1994 campaign to pass the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.
“The World Changed”: Barbara Roberts on the Lasting Impact of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act
October 11, 2019
Former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts reflects on her decades of leadership in the Death with Dignity movement catalyzed by her late husband, Frank.
From the Archives, October 1994: Top National Newspaper Supports Death with Dignity
October 10, 2019
In October 1994, the editorial board of USA Today endorsed Measure 16 the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, giving the controversial measure legitimacy in the national debate over aid in dying.
Weeks 40 & 41/2019 in the Death with Dignity Movement
October 7, 2019
Highlights from media coverage of death with dignity and related issues in the past two weeks. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.