Recent Updates

November 21, 2011"Where Do I Sign?"
November 3, 20112011 Annual Report
September 9, 2011Massachusetts joins Vermont in home-grown Death with Dignity efforts.
August 12, 2011Vermont Death with Dignity Update
August 10, 2011The Facts about Death with Dignity
June 28, 2011Laws Should Reflect Diversity of Opinions
April 28, 2011An Insider’s Look at Legislation in 2011
April 5, 2011Vermont Physicians Support Death with Dignity Bill
March 29, 2011Death with Dignity Bill Introduced in Vermont Senate
March 24, 2011"I'll mind my own business if you'll do the same."
March 15, 2011Paper Endorses Vermont's Death with Dignity Bill
March 9, 2011Vermont Speakers Tour a Success
March 1, 2011Learn More About Vermont's Death with Dignity Bill
February 17, 2011Vermont Death with Dignity Bill Introduced
January 13, 2011The Time for Vermont is Now
January 7, 2011Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin on Death with Dignity
December 9, 2010Itinerary: Vermont
December 7, 2010Governor-elect Shumlin Supports Death with Dignity
November 23, 2010Vermont holds a special place in my life.
November 17, 2010Message from Dick Walters
November 3, 2010New Death with Dignity Legislative Campaign Starts Today!
October 28, 2010Peter Shumlin Supports Death with Dignity
September 29, 2010Momentum in Vermont: An Insider's Glimpse at Legislation in 2011
September 29, 2010Help Us Bring Death with Dignity to New England
August 5, 2010Newton's Second Law
May 14, 2010Oregon Death With Dignity Political Action Fund
September 15, 2009What's Going on in Washington?
November 5, 2008Washington Voters Pass Death with Dignity Act
October 15, 2008Endorsements of Death with Dignity Initiative
October 5, 2008I-1000: One of the Best
October 1, 2008I-1000 Campaign Videos
September 30, 2008I-1000 Campaign Videos

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Capitol BuildingThe Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund partners with the Death with Dignity National Center and conducts lobbying and political activities in order to achieve the enactment of Death with Dignity laws in other states.

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History

The Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund (the Fund) began in 1993 as Oregon Right to Die, a state political action committee, formed to help pass the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. The Death with Dignity Act was tied up by legal challenges and a legislative repeal effort until the fall of 1997.

In late 2001, Oregon Right to Die changed its name and tax status to become the Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund. This effort was undertaken so the organization could more easily combine its political strengths with the Death with Dignity National Center. Together these organizations are positioned to lead the charge in the death with dignity movement.

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Patients & Families

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Research Center

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