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A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.

The state stopped enforcing the Death with Dignity Act's residency requirement last year.

A transgender woman alleges that she was housed with men and then in isolation, denied hormone therapy and sexually assaulted while held pretrial without bond in the Baltimore jail system.

Adventist Health System will acquire Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) following approval of the transaction from the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) program on Thursday.

There is not one documented case of abuse of vulnerable people where medical aid in dying is authorized.

Birding, music and drama are among the attractions on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.

Thousands of immigrants arrive in the United States every year, knowing very little about the language, culture and civic ways of their new homeland. Asian and Pacific Islanders are a growing part of Americas immigrant community, accounting for 15% of all migrants. One nonprofit, the Asian and Pacific Islanders Vote-Michigan, serves as a bridge for newcomers, helping them get settled, learn the language and most importantly, navigate civic engagement and voting. ...

The governor and Legislature should appoint a task force to explore expanding Oregon's Death with Dignity law to include those with dementia, writes Chuck Currie, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.

Minnesota law prevented it. The proposed End of Life Option Act would allow Minnesotans access to medical aid in dying, the option to die with dignity on their own terms.

Despite LGBTQ rights coming under attack in statehouses across the country, lesbian state Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins is moving to end the Golden State’s ban on using taxpayer money for travel to 23 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ laws.