On Sunday, April 21, the Grand River Chapter of Dying with Dignity is presenting the powerful documentary “How to Die in Oregon” followed by a group discussion on the question: Should Canada follow Oregon’s lead?
Local residents are invited to join with them to share their thoughts.
In 1994, Oregon was the first state to legalize physician-assisted hastening of death.
Winner of the 2011 Sundance Film Awards, the film follows several terminally ill patients as they consider their personal end-of-life choices. The film helps people to understand what it means to die with dignity.
The public screening is set for April 21, at 1:30pm at the Grand River Unitarian Congregation, 299 Sydney Street South, Kitchener.
(Dying with Dignity Grand River Chapter is a separate entity from the above congregation)
Dying with Dignity Canada is a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of dying and expanding Canadians’ end-of-life choices. The Grand River Chapter of Dying with Dignity was created in 2013 and encompasses Guelph/Wellington, Waterloo Region, and Stratford/Perth.
The Grand River Chapter’s mandate is to be the local voice for Dying with Dignity. Just as available services within the health community vary across Canada, they also vary from one community to another.
The organizations strives for both its members and the public to be well informed as to what choices are currently available and to keep abreast of the continuous changes that will impact the care each person may someday require.
The group encourages every option for care, especially enabling the medical community to have an additional alternative to ensure a good and gentle death, for those who choose it for themselves, in the last stages of life. All of this must be offered within well-regulated guidelines provided by appropriate legislation.
For further information, please contact: norm@dyingwithdignity.ca, 1-800-495-6156.
