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Medical Aid in Dying

November 8, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

SAVE THE DATE!

7:00,  Thursday, November 8, 2018

Choices and Conversations at Life’s End: Expanding Options and

Improving Care in the Empire State

JCC of Mid-Westchester

999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583

A thoughtful discussion on improving care and expanding end-of-life care options by authorizing medical aid in dying in the Empire State. The event will bring together a panel of presenters who will share viewpoints on the issue and engage in discussion prompted by questions from the audience.

Special guest speaker, Compassion & Choices Medical Director, retired family physician and medical aid in dying prescriber from Oregon Dr. David Grube,

Joined by Assemblymember Amy Paulin, sponsor of New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act.

Additional speakers to be invited.

This event is co-hosted by New York Civil Liberties Union Lower Hudson Valley Chapter, Westchester League of Women Voters, WESPAC, the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester, and Briarcliff-Ossining Ministerial Association. Partnership does not necessarily indicate or imply support of the legislation, but rather support of open discussion and conversation about issues of importance in a democratic society.”

For more information or to RSVP, email [email protected]

Details

Date:
November 8, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm