Kentucky Doctors Voice Support
Doctors who specialize in geriatric medicine say they’re seeing Kentuckians with advanced cancer and other serious illnesses travel out of state to end their lives on their own terms. It may mean going to Oregon, which as of [4/1/2022] will no longer require a person to establish residency to be eligible for medical aid in dying.
Statewide Volunteer Action Team Meetings
Register now for the Zoom link. If you are an Ohio resident who believes it’s time for our great state to have a Medical Aid in Dying law sign up for our Action Team Huddles. During the first four sessions, we will be designing our volunteer action plan to raise awareness, educate and advocate for […]
Board Chair Responds: Ohio needs a Medical Aid in Dying law
George Will, a Washington Post columnist, is a conservative. But that is not in conflict with his belief that terminally ill people should be able to end their lives using prescription medications. Will made his position clear in two recent pieces published in The Plain Dealer
Commentary Health Care: Medical aid in dying should not be forbidden by society’s laws
The Plain Dealer, January 23, 2022, Forum, E1 George F. Will THE WASHINGTON POST January 19, 2022 Late last year, at 3 a.m. in what is a now-normal night, Kim Hoffman awoke with “an unbelievable headache.” These are related to the 30 brain lesions, and the steroids needed to reduce the swelling of the brain. […]
Commentary: Medical aid in dying is for preventing a drawn-out death
The Plain Dealer, January 23, 2022, Forum, E6 George F. Will The Washington Post January 21, 2022 Although Amanda Villegas’s manual dexterity is hindered by her mild case of cerebral palsy, she is a gifted photographer who documented the last five days of her husband’s life with bladder cancer that metastasized. She has posted the […]