Concern for Dying explained

The Euthanasia Educational Fund was established by of the Euthanasia Society of America in 1967 as a tax-exempt organization under US law.^[1] It later renamed itself the Euthanasia Educational Council in 1972, and Concern for Dying in 1978.^{[2] [3]} The last name change was due to popular misconception that euthanasia referred to so-called "mercy killing", which the society opposed.^[4]

Concern for Dying promoted right to die legislation in several US states, as well as promoting the idea of a living will and other legal measures supporting the right to die. By the 1980s the organization became one of the biggest groups promoting voluntary euthanasia in the US, alongside the Society for the Right to Die.^{[5] [6]}

The organization is currently defunct.^[7]

External links

• Concern for Dying papers, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Notes and References

1. Book: Ian Dowbiggin

   . Dowbiggin . Ian Dowbiggin . Ian . A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America . 9 January 2003 . . 978-0-19-803515-2 . 107 .

2. Book: Ian Dowbiggin

   . Dowbiggin . Ian . Ian Dowbiggin . A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God, and Medicine . 2007 . . 978-0-7425-3111-6 . 123 .

3. Book: Otlowski . Margaret . Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law . 1997 . . 978-0-19-825996-1 . 274 .
4. News: Leonard . Bill . Bill Leonard (journalist) . 'Living will' allows you to control fate . 5 August 2022 . . 3 February 1983 . 12.
5. News: Scholberg . Andrew . Lyons . Dan . Eighth anniversary of 'Black Monday' . 5 August 2022 . . 22 January 1981 . 4.
6. News: The Right to Die: Advocates of patients' rights advance their case against health-care tyranny . 5 August 2022 . . . 1 January 1985 . 65.
7. News: McLellan . Dennis . A-J Levinson, 73; Helped Pioneer Living Wills and Patient Rights . 5 August 2022 . . 2 May 2002 . 39.