Awareness • Education • Advocacy
A MUCH NEEDED LAW: When Ohioans are at the end of their days because of a terminal illness, we believe they should be able to request a prescription from their doctors that they can use to determine when, where and who is with them when they die peacefully, if their suffering becomes too great.
To raise awareness and provide fact-based education about Medical Aid In Dying laws for the terminally ill in Ohio in order to achieve enactment of such a law.
All Ohioans will have the knowledge and power to direct their own end-of-life care when terminally ill. The values, beliefs, and desires that each person uses to make these decisions will be protected by law and rooted in equity.
Medical Aid in Dying laws provide the option for terminally ill and mentally competent adults to request and obtain a prescription that they may take to end their life peacefully at the time and place they choose.
NOTE: This is not an option for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. Please see the information about Advance Directive Dementia Provisions if you have this concern.
Click over to our Annual Report to find out how we have adapted in the last couple of years and how we have continued to work to accomplish our mission.
Jack, pictured with his wife, Jan Rowe, was the stepfather of Lisa Vigil Schattinger, the founder of Ohio End of Life Options. He died peacefully in 2014 using Oregon’s Death with Dignity law. The experience was so profound for Lisa, her mother, and their family, that Lisa was compelled to create this organization with the mission to pass a similar law in Ohio.
Jim, pictured with his late wife, Addie, wants to pass a law in Ohio in her honor. Her final weeks were unbearable, “If the choice were available, she would’ve taken it gladly.” Read Jim’s letter about Addie’s death and his plea to Ohioans to support this law.
You can help right now. Contact your legislators to declare your support of medical aid in dying legislation.The letter is pre-written; you can add to it or leave it as is. Just enter your address to direct your email to your specific legislators.
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Join Ohio’s fast-growing community of compassionate advocates united together to push for medical aid in dying legislation.
Ohio End of Life Options is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, making your donation tax-deductible. Our crucial work relies on the charitable gifts made by our generous supporters.
Ohio End of Life Options Political Fund is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization to fund policy and lobbying work.
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