Delaware NDY’s Daniese McMullin-Powell: Testimony Against Assisted Suicide Bill

June 11, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Delaware, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, DelawareDiane Coleman

Photo: Red-haired woman sitting in wheelchair with legs crossed, holding leash with service dog sitting next to her. House Health and Human Development Committee June 7, 2017 Daniese McMullin-Powell, Delaware Not Dead Yet OPPOSE HB 160, End of Life Options Doctors will be prescribing barbiturates with instructions to ingest 100 pills on an empty stomach … Continue reading Delaware NDY’s Daniese McMullin-Powell: Testimony Against Assisted Suicide Bill →

NDY quoted in Pew Trusts’ Stateline: New End-of-Life Measure Quietly Sweeps the Nation

June 21, 2013california, Connecticut, Delaware, Do-Not-Resuscitate, futility, Huffington Post, life-sustaining treatment, new jersey, Our News & Commentary Blog, Pew Charitable Trusts Stateline, POLST, protection and advocacy, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

This week, the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline carried an article entitled “New End-of-Life Measure Quietly Sweeps the Nation.” The measure described is Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), sometimes also called Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST). According to the National POLST Paradigm website, POLST originated in 1991, and 14 states had adopted it by … Continue reading NDY quoted in Pew Trusts’ Stateline: New End-of-Life Measure Quietly Sweeps the Nation →