Ohio Senator Seitz wants to make assisting suicide a felony
HB 470 sponsored by Senator Seitz of Cincinnati passed in the Ohio Senate on 12/8. (see cleveland.com article below) However, Death with Dignity laws that legalize medical aid in dying are not considered suicide. Under these laws, a mentally competent, terminally ill adult requests and then ingests a lethal dose of medication made available through […]
News Report helps explain Death with Dignity law: featuring the Rowe family and founder of Ohio End of Life Options
Nov. 7, 2016: Reporter Megan Allison of CBS affiliate station, KTVL News 10, in Medford, Oregon interviewed Ohio End of Life Options’ founder, Lisa Vigil Schattinger, and her family about their experience with Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. The video is in 2 parts. Vigil Schattinger appears briefly in part 2. Death with Dignity: The […]
New Memoir: Wild and Precious Life by Deborah Ziegler
“In WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE, a poignant memoir, Brittany Maynard’s mother, Deborah Ziegler, carries forward her daughter’s legacy by sharing their story. In alternating chapters, beginning with the initial diagnosis, Ziegler interweaves the mostly untold tale of her daughter’s final year, with the story of Brittany’s life from infancy to young adulthood. The message that […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu clarifies his own wishes
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: When my time comes, I want the option of an assisted death, Opinion, by Desmond Tutu, The Washington Post, October 6, 2016 Desmond Tutu is archbishop emeritus of Cape Town and a Nobel Peace laureate. Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to have spent my time working for dignity for the […]
Support in Ohio Grows!
This was the last email update from Ohio End of Life Options on 9/16/16. In less than one month the outlook for Ohio is looking up. Supporters have been galvanized by the news that Ohio Senator Charleta Tavares (D – Columbus) is planning to introduce death with dignity style legislation in 2017. I took […]