Death Reference Desk

2009 Summary of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act
The Oregon Public Health Division (March 2010)
Report Finds 36 Died Under Assisted Suicide Law
William Yardley, The New York Times (March 04, 2010)

Earlier this month, the state of Oregon published its annual report on who used the 1997 Death with Dignity Act. I have discussed the ins and outs [...]

Frontline: The Suicide Tourist
PBS (March 02, 2010)
Assisted Suicide Guidelines: Family Can Still Face Prosecution
Sandra Laville, The Guardian (February 25, 2010)
Frontline, the documentary film unit for the Public Broadcasting Service in America, just premiered a really important new program. The film follows an American, Craig Ewert, as he decides to end his life at the Dignitas [...]