"As someone who has a disability, something that concerns and in fact offends me is the contradictory notion that in order to protect people with illness or disability, we need to paternalistically limit their right to make decisions and prevent them from having options.
What this [death with dignity] bill actually does is value each individual’s autonomy to make their own medical decision in every way possible." ~Ed Barocas, New Jersey
"Death with Dignity is a personal choice to live and die the way you want to. You don’t have the option to be on this earth, but you should have the option to decide how and when you depart." - Kelly Willis, Arizona
It is an honor to work with Maine Death with Dignity and Mainers on passing an assisted dying law in their state.
"You know, I think the brave thing is to say when you've had enough." ~Rev. Eva Thompson, speaking candidly about her life, her pending death, and why a Death w...ith Dignity option in Maine is important.
Eva's memory continues to inspire us as we gather signatures to put this issue on Maine's ballot.
BREAKING NEWS: The challenge to California's End of Life Option Act was defeated today. The End of Life Option Act can continue to provide Californians with peace of mind and control over their final days.
Just this afternoon, the Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned the district court decision nullifying the End of Life Option Act, ruling the physician plaintiffs who had brought the suit forward had no standing to do so.
Read more about our work to pass and defend the End of Life Option Act:
"As a person of faith, ordained minister and professor of Christian ethics for more than three decades...I hope and pray that Maine will make assisted dying legally available. Doing so, I suggest, is a faithful, principled, and compassionate way to affirm the dignity and well-being of the living and the dying." - Rev. Marvin M. Ellison, Maine
