Jul 25, 2022
Nancy pictured with her father at the 1991 Tulip Festival. by Nancy Niedzielski In 2008, I focused all of my time on the Washington Physician-Assisted Death Initiative (I-1000) campaign. It was a promise I made to my husband, Randy. He begged for aid in dying as he... 
Jun 2, 2022
by Kris Shankar, Volunteer Storyteller Eastern Washington State is much like the rest of rural America. It is a socially conservative place where religion and traditions still guide the beliefs and outlook of most people. When Cindy Nover, Associate Professor of...May 9, 2022
After 13 years of helping all clients who need help finding physicians to prescribe aid-in-dying medication, we are on the verge of not having enough willing physicians to support the unprecedented number of clients reaching out to End of Life Washington (EOLWA) for...Apr 25, 2022
by Cassandra Sutherland, MPH, Client Services Manager I write this on the last day of March, a month that brought ninety new clients to End of Life Washington (EOLWA). People are seeking support from EOLWA at unprecedented levels. Weekly, EOLWA is serving more clients...Apr 25, 2022
by Chris Fruitrich, Volunteer Storyteller / Client Advisor Often when people are ready to die, it’s hard to find a doctor. Though that may appear unexpected and contradictory, it is sorrowful for many dying patients. Increasingly, people with terminal conditions are...Apr 25, 2022
by Kris Shankar, Volunteer Storyteller Below is a first-hand account of Anjanette G.’s experience helping her brother, Steve, find a provider. My brother Steve was a triathlete and loved jazz music. At every opportunity, he would take his three dogs down to the...Apr 25, 2022
by Bob Free, JD, Board President Although Representative Skyler Rude’s House Bill 1141 did not advance out of the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee this legislative session, we remain hopeful that the Legislature will eventually take steps to reduce the...Apr 7, 2022
End of Life Washington, past, present, and future is deeply thankful for ALL of the ways that Sheila Cook helped to advance end-of-life choices and aid in dying. On April 12th, Sheila’s 91st birthday, she will die using the Death with Dignity Act that she helped...Jan 24, 2022
Washington’s Death with Dignity Act, in effect since 2009, permits physicians who support the law to prescribe an aid-in-dying medication after a complex process of requests and waiting periods. After the law had been in effect for some time, it was found that some...Jan 12, 2022
Bipartisan vote shows commitment to ensuring terminally ill adults have the option for a peaceful death (Olympia, WA)Â Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington praised the Washington House of Representatives for passing ESHB 1141, the...