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by Lindsey Bever On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and his scheduled death. The Australian scientist, who had traveled to Switzerland to end his life because euthanasia isn’t legal in his...May 3, 2018
We are so very grateful to Elaine Fong and her family for their support of End of Life Washington and were privileged, in turn, to support their mother to access Death with Dignity. Please note that the medical protocol she mentions has been amended so that a burning...Apr 17, 2018
by Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald Phillip Estes lived a long, fulfilling life. A Harvard-trained physicist, his work took him around the country — ultimately to the Tri-Cities and the Hanford nuclear reservation. He and his wife, Judith, were happily married for 54...Apr 5, 2018
by JoNel Aleccia, for NPR Health Shots Treading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people stipulate in advance that they don’t want food or water if they develop severe dementia....Mar 12, 2018
by Samantha Wohlfeil, the Inlander On a cold winter morning, Phil Estes gets into the private ambulance he’s hailed for the more than two-hour journey to Spokane, all 99 pounds of the former Hanford engineer clinging to his frail 6-foot-tall frame as his gurney...Jan 2, 2018
From Death With Dignity, deathwithdignity.org: As our partner organization, End of Life Washington gears up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Washington Death with Dignity Act next November, EOLWA Executive Director Sally McLaughlin is preparing for the next 10...Nov 22, 2017
op-ed from The Seattle Times, November 17th, 2017 by Robert A. Free After moving my sister to a memory care home in Oregon following her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, I began exploring legal options of pursuing death with dignity if I am confronted with dementia. I don’t...Nov 8, 2017
by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News People who abhor the thought of being kept alive with feeding tubes or other types of artificial nutrition and hydration have, for years, had a way out. They could document their wishes to halt such interventions — and have them...Oct 12, 2017
