Our Mission
Florida Death with Dignity, a 501(c)(3) non-profit grass roots movement, is dedicated to educate, promote, and raise awareness in individuals, organizations, and communities resulting in support for a medical aid in dying law in Florida. We are partnered with the Death with Dignity National Center.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12/07/2023:
The Florida End-of-Life Options Act, HB561, was assigned to three committees, the first being the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee. If you agree that Medical Aid in Dying should be legal in Florida, then please contact the Chairperson Michelle Salzman (michelle.salzman@myfloridahouse.gov) and Co-Chair Kimberly Berfield (kim.berfield@myfloridahouse.gov) and ask them to add HB561, The Florida End of Life Options Act, to the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee’s agenda to be discussed by its members. Please use “Florida End of Life Options Act, HB561” as your subject title, and sign with your name and city. We are working on a similar bill in the Senate and will post updates when it is filed.
About Us
The Florida Death with Dignity organization is a grassroots movement determined to raise awareness and fight for expanding end-of-life options in the state of Florida.
Stories
Only one in five Americans lives in a jurisdiction with access to medical aid in dying. The movement gathers strength every time someone shares their story.
How You Can Help
Supporting Florida Death with Dignity is an opportunity for you to make a difference reducing suffering for Floridians with a terminal illness. Volunteer or donate today!
A long-time advocate for medical aid in dying, Roger Kligler is a retired physician in Falmouth, MA, living with prostate cancer. Hear his request for Massachusetts to pass a medical aid in dying law.
Erik Carlson was staring down a terminal illness with an awful end. He wasn’t sure he would choose this option but he wanted the choice. Eventually, he seized it. His family is loving and supportive. Please watch and share.
Death with Dignity National Center presents:
“Voices of a Movement” chronicles the history of the death with dignity movement from the perspective of individuals who have played a leading role in passing and protecting death with dignity laws across the U.S.
Volunteer Opportunities
Public Education at Events & Fairs
Advocacy: Interfacing with Legislators
Office support: Data entry, research
Communication: Newsletters, Social Media
Volunteers: Managing, Coordinating, Training
Are you ready to join us
on our mission?
It is time for the Sunshine State to join other jurisdictions having a death with dignity law, to make it possible for Floridians with a terminal illness to access the same autonomy and individual freedom while dying as they enjoyed while living.
Become a Business Sponsor
Supporting Florida Death with Dignity is an opportunity for you to make a difference reducing suffering for Floridians with a terminal illness. Sponsor an Event. Sponsor a Program. Support a Project. Contribute with a gift in kind. Become a Business Sponsor and receive recognition via social media, newsletter and our website. Email us at sponsor.fldwd@gmail.com to discuss how we can work together.
