Apr 13, 2017
by Laura E. Bender A specific moment in my life taught me just how easy it can be sometimes to have a conversation about dying and death. Conversations about the end of your life can be scary, sad, or awkward, but these conversations also can be comfortable. A few...Mar 16, 2017
by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Americans who want to ensure they have a say in how they die should examine the lessons of Oregon, a new analysis suggests. Seriously ill people in that state are more likely to have their end-of-life wishes honored — including...Feb 27, 2017
by Midge Levy Joanne was a life long King County resident who was active in education and community concerns. She served in the Washington State House of Representatives for the 32nd District from 1978 – 1993, with a particular interest in human services...Feb 21, 2017
by Jessica Nutik Zitter, The New York Times Five years ago, I taught sex education to my daughter Tessa’s class. Last week, I taught death education to my daughter Sasha’s class. In both cases, I didn’t really want to delegate the task. I wanted my daughters and the...Feb 7, 2017
Reject Gorsuch: Aid in Dying Washington state residents should be particularly concerned about the prospect of Judge Neil Gorsuch becoming a Supreme Court justice. There are many reasons both to support or oppose his confirmation by the Senate, but one area of Judge...Feb 1, 2017
by Ann Brenoff – The Huffington Post The title of the 2009 book written by Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the conservative shoes of Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, pretty much says it all. It’s called, The Future of Assisted...Jan 25, 2017
By Karen Shakerdge – Side Effects Public Media/Kaiser Health News At 44, Dave Adox was facing the end of his two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He needed a ventilator to breathe and couldn’t move any...Jan 25, 2017
by JoNel Aleccia – NPR.org/Kaiser Health News In the seven months since California’s aid-in-dying law took effect, Dr. Lonny Shavelson has helped nearly two dozen terminally ill people end their lives with lethal drugs — but only, he says, because too few...Jan 17, 2017
by Paula Span – The New York Times Judith Katherine Dunning had been waiting anxiously for California to adopt legislation that would make it legal for her to end her life. The cancer in her brain was progressing despite several rounds of treatment. At 68, she...Jan 11, 2017
by JoAnn Mar – KALW.org I thought my family had all the pieces in place, until the crisis happened and that’s when I realized how woefully unprepared we were. My 91 year old father had fallen in the early morning hours and was unable to get up from the bathroom...