Jan 26, 2016
By Reeve Lindbergh January 22, 2016, Washington Post “On My Own” is the deeply felt and thoughtfully written account of the illness and death of U.S. State Department attorney John Rehm, and of the first year of widowhood for his wife, Diane Rehm. The author, host of...Jan 11, 2016
By KPLU Robb Miller worked as executive director of Compassion and Choices of Washington (now End of Life Washington) for most of the last two decades. That organization helps people with end of life decision making as they face incurable or terminal illnesses, and...Jan 4, 2016
End of Life Washington is currently accepting applications for the position of Development Director. See the position description here.Dec 30, 2015
By April Dembosky October 13, 2015, NPR Now that California has legalized aid in dying, advocacy groups are planning statewide education campaigns so doctors know what to do when patients ask for lethal medication to end their lives. One of the first stops for doctors...Dec 2, 2015
By Janice Lynch Schuster November 27, Washington Post In a culture that can be sold just about anything if it includes the picture of a beautiful young woman, it is no surprise that it took the death of beautiful, young, intelligent Brittany Maynard to get Americans...Nov 10, 2015
Thank you to all of you who attended our 2015 Annual Meeting. We announced our new name, End of Life Washington. Meet our new Executive Director, John Eric Rolfstad Beth Glennon, Client Support Coordinator Sally McLaughlin, Community Education Director Unveiling our...Nov 9, 2015
(June 19, 2015, By Joan Tollifson, Death with Dignity National Center) Joan Tollifson is an author and teacher who was active in the disability rights movement and the independent living movement. She was a participant in the historic month-long 504 Occupation in 1977...Nov 2, 2015
(The New York Times, By Robert Pear, October 30, 2015) WASHINGTON — Six years after legislation to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a furor over “death panels,” the Obama administration issued a final rule on Friday that authorizes Medicare to pay doctors...Nov 1, 2015
(By Ranjana Srivastava, The Guardian) ‘Davey’ has been on the ward a month now and we are close to finding him a nursing home. It will be a relief to his family. At age 87 he has successfully evaded major illness only to find himself struck by Alzheimer’s disease. He...Oct 26, 2015
(The New York Times, By Susan Gubar, October 22, 2015) Fifty-five years ago, when I was 15, my mother made me promise that I would not commit suicide. I intend to keep that promise if and when I ask a doctor for passive assistance — ending life-sustaining support — or...