It was only Friday that Death with Dignity (DwD) announced the good news about California's new End of Life Option Act taking effect. Immediately after a group of physicians backed by anti-choice groups filed a lawsuit to stop the implementation of the new law.  

The plaintiffs are not merely doctors opposed to aid-in-dying -- they are red-meat political operatives with a religious radical right agenda targeting LGBT Americans, a woman’s right to choose, and Death with Dignity.

DwD had expected the opponents of assisted dying in California would attempt to deny terminally ill patients access to expanded options at end-of-life. The good news is: they have beaten back similar lawsuit by opponents of Death with Dignity in both state and federal courts, which rejected all of these challenges. The Riverside County court should do the same.

Will you chip in $25 to help fight this lawsuit against the California End of Life Option Act?

Participation in the law is voluntary. Physicians may refuse to take part for any reason. That includes the doctors who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit. If they wish not to participate, they are free to do so, but they should not deny the right to use the law to others.

DwD are dedicated to bringing the option of Death with Dignity to eligible terminally ill patients everywhere. They were a leading force in the defense of Oregon’s law, all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. Having been implemented safely and flawlessly, the Oregon, Washington, and Vermont laws continue to provide peace of mind to terminally ill patients. With your support, DwD will make sure the California law will do the same.

Please chip in $25 toward the defense of the California End of Life Option Act.

Thank you for helping to make Death with Dignity real for all Americans.