Oregon Death with Dignity Commemorates the Law's 5th Anniversary

Oct. 23, 2002

Media Advisory

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Contact: Greg Eddleston � geddleston@dwd.org / (503) 228.6079

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Portland, OR � Tomorrow, October 24^th, the Oregon Death with Dignity Center (ODWD) will host a lunch seminar (12 NOON � 1:15 PM) as part of an all-day academic conference commemorating the Death with Dignity law�s 5^th anniversary.� The seminar will examine 5 years of accomplishments as well as 10 years of ODWD�s political work.

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The daylong conference, hosted by the Death with Dignity National Center, will be held at the Governor Hotel�s 2^nd floor Library Room, 611 SW 10^th Avenue, Downtown Portland.�

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Eli D. Stutsman, the Portland attorney who took a lead role in drafting the Death with Dignity initiative in 1994, and the strategist behind the 1994 and 1997 campaigns, will present an historical overview of the law�s political and social history.� Mr. Stutsman, President of the Oregon Death with Dignity Board of Directors, continues to defend the law in federal court.�

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Oregon Death with Dignity invites media to attend this event as our guest.� Please RSVP: (503) 228.6079.

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Improvements in End-of-Life Care Report

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Additionally, in honor of the law�s 5^th anniversary, we have published a newly expanded edition of Improvements in End-of-Life Care, our annual signature report.� This edition vividly presents five years of national and local innovations, developments and genuine reforms that have occurred in end-of-life care in Oregon and across the nation.

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Highlights from this special edition include:

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���������� An historical narrative of the challenges to the Death with Dignity law � including the most recent developments in the Oregon v. Ashcroft case (pgs. 13-19);

���������� A January 2002 Harris Poll demonstrating widespread support for Oregon�s initiative (pg. 20);

���������� The changing face of pain care (pg. 34); and

���������� The Death with Dignity campaign in Hawaii (pg. 47).

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Copies of the Improvements report were mailed this week to local and national media.� If you do not receive a copy in the coming days, please contact ODWD or download a copy from our website: www.dwd.org.

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