The Brittany Fund | Protect Oregonians’ Access to End-of-Life Choices

Protect Oregonians’ Access to End-of-Life Choices

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Protect Oregonians' Access to End-of-Life Choices
Dear [Decision Maker],

I am writing to ask you to protect Oregon's death-with-dignity law, enacted by our residents as the nation's first aid-in-dying law. Oregon's 17 years of experience with its death with dignity law demonstrates to the nation that aid in dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults is a safe and recognized medical practice.

I am one of the 100 million Americans who followed Brittany Maynard, just 29 years old, and her courageous journey to death with dignity in Oregon. Now I am answering her call to action to join a nationwide movement that will make death with dignity an accessible healthcare choice for terminally ill Americans.  She said it was unethical that most of us don't have that option, and I agree.

Like 70 percent of people in this country, I believe that our rights and freedoms are ours to exercise until we take our last breath, and having a terminal illness doesn't change that. I am calling on you as my elected representative to guarantee those rights for me.

You have the opportunity and the responsibility to give this freedom to your constituents. The record shows that in states where it is an authorized medical practice, aid in dying works as intended, and is not subject to abuse. It also provides great peace of mind to terminally ill adults as they approach life's end.

Brittany Maynard demonstrated that people who want death with dignity would rather live and are not suicidal. She was busy living fully until the very end. Brittany chose to access Oregon's 17-year old death-with-dignity law and her extended family supported her decision to avoid the cruel and drawn out dying process her cancer would bring.

Aid in dying is not a choice of death over life. It is an option for those who are dying that spares them unbearable suffering and offers a controlled and peaceful ending. All dying people deserve that option, and the tremendous peace of mind that comes with it.

Please, do everything you can to ensure access to death with dignity in our state.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]