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Shmuel Thaler | A good death: A personal account of my mother and medical aid in dying

My mother, Pat Koch Thaler, died in much the same way she lived — with vigor, purpose and with a...

Florida End-of-Life Options Act 2024

Summary of HB561 filed January 2024 This bill was sponsored by Representative Campbell, with a companion bill sponsored by Senator...

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November 2023 Villagers for Death with Dignity meeting

Our 1st Villagers for Death with Dignity Meeting in The Villages was a success! Our attendees were treated to informative...

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Florida Death with Dignity October 2023 Newsletter

Announcing the Florida End of Life Options Act will be filed by Representative Campbell in the House of Representatives next...

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MAiD Presentation to Democratic Woman’s Club of Lake County

We were invited to present “What is Medical Aid in Dying…What it isn’t” to the Democratic Woman’s Club of Lake...

MAiD presentation to FL End of Life Doulas

Watch our presentation titled “What is Medical Aid-In-Dying..and what it isn’t” presented on August 16, 2023 to the Florida End-of-Life...

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Florida End-of-Life Options Act – 2023

The Florida End-of-Life Options Act is designed to give terminally ill, mentally capable adults who have less than 6 months...

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Free Florida? Add freedom to die without pain

March 20, 2023.  TCPalm.com.  Letter to the Editor.  Author Roberta Goode. Free Florida? Add freedom to die without pain Letter...

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Villager offers additional insight about medical aid in dying

February 10, 2023.  Villages-News.com, Letter to the Editor.  Author Kate Parker. Editor’s Note: Villager Kate Parker, with a recent Letter...

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Medical aid in dying law is essential in Florida

February 2, 2023.  Villages-News.com, Letter to the Editor.  Author Kate Parker. To the Editor: The recent tragic event at the...

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Tom Nagle, PhD – Letter to the Editor, Miami Herald supporting medical aid in dying

March 2023, Letter to the Editor, Miami Herald, Life and Death, by Tom Nagle Letter to the Editor Recently a...

Hospice Physician supports Medical Aid in Dying

Dr. Jeffery Wallace, a hospice physician in Broward County, wrote a letter in support of passing the Florida End-of-Life Options...

Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota – Medical Aid in Dying Presentation

On March 26, 2023, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota invited Florida Death with Dignity to present ‘What is Medical...

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‘Death with dignity’: Florida non-profit calls for medical aid in dying law

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida non-profit organization is pushing for a law to allow people with terminal illnesses to...

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FL Death with Dignity February 2023 Newsletter

Announcing a Death with Dignity bill filed in the Senate!  In this issue read what will happen in the House...

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Letter to the Editor discusses End of Life Options

Letter to the Editor discusses End of Life Options – Sun.sentinel.com 1/31/2023. Regional Director, Catherine Wallace, discusses Medical Aid in...

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Tragedy at Daytona Hospital reflects the need for a Medical Aid in Dying Law

Florida Death with Dignity nonprofit founder hopes to introduce bill to assist terminally ill adults – Wesh.com 1/22/2023   The...

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August 2022 Newsletter

We have drafted the Florida End of Life Options Act based upon the existing medical aid in dying laws active...

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April 2022 Newsletter

The momentum is building!  Find out which states have amended their Medical Aid in Dying Laws.  Read our Progress report...

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August 2021 Newsletter

And so it begins!  A Florida Grass Roots Movement to support education and legislation for a medical aid in dying...

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November 2021 Newsletter

Full steam ahead!  We educated 91 legislators about medical aid in dying, and our mission to provide this option for...

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My tragic father convinced me on deathbed I was wrong about right to die…

(Dailymail.com, October 22, 2012) My tragic father convinced me on deathbed I was wrong about right to die: Former Cabinet...

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Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum

(khn.org/news by K. Houghton, March 20,2021) Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill...

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We asked readers for their thoughts on medical aid in dying. Here’s what they said.

(Boston.com/news November 14,2021) “I am 84 and have no desire, to put it bluntly, to be tortured to death. I’ve...

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California End of Life Option Act – Significant changes passed in Oct 2021

(coalitionccc.org) California End of Life Option Act The California End of Life Option Act (EoLOA) is a state law that...

New Mexico END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS ACT Signed into Law

New Mexico END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS ACT Signed into Law

(Endoflifeoptionsnm.org, April 9, 2021) “The Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act will go into effect on June 18, 2021, ninety days...