{"id":7573,"date":"2018-10-23T16:18:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T20:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/?page_id=7573"},"modified":"2019-07-19T16:57:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:57:34","slug":"washington-state","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/news\/world\/washington-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington State"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7573\" class=\"elementor elementor-7573 elementor-6611\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4530d04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4530d04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1be06c9\" data-id=\"1be06c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7dcfc5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f7dcfc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1055\" src=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/usa-1127885_1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/usa-1127885_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/usa-1127885_1920-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/usa-1127885_1920-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/usa-1127885_1920-1024x563.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">You will find here all the information you need to better understand the issues surrounding assisted suicide and euthanasia in Washington State, USA.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09cff1 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"c09cff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Statistics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FAQ<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Official Documents<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2011\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong>May 22, 2019\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/22\/us\/human-composting-washington.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A BILL ALLOWS THE COMPOSTING OF HUMAN REMAINS<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Wednesday allowing the practice of \u201caboveground decomposition,\u201d making Washington the first state in the nation \u2014 and likely the first place in the world, legal experts said \u2014 to explicitly allow human remains to become compost.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process of recomposition essentially turns dead bodies into soil, a practice colloquially known as &#8220;human composting.&#8221;<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>April 22, 2019\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/topics\/transportation-infrastructure\/tns-human-composting-washington-state.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">W STATE COULB BE FIRST TO LEGALIZE HUMAN COMPOSTING<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington is just a governor&#8217;s signature away from becoming the first state in the U.S. to legalize the &#8220;natural organic reduction&#8221; of human remains, colloquially known as &#8220;composting.&#8221; On Friday, the state Senate and House of Representatives finalized their approval of bill 5001 (titled &#8220;concerning human remains&#8221;), which enshrines &#8220;organic reduction&#8221; and alkaline hydrolysis, a dissolving process sometimes called &#8220;liquid cremation,&#8221; as acceptable alternatives to traditional burial and cremation.<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>November 29, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2016\/11\/29\/newspaper-uncovers-abuse-of-assisted-suicide-laws-and-pressure-to-euthanize-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWSPAPER UNCOVERS ABUSE OF ASSISTED SUICIDE LAWS AND PRESSURE TO EUTHANIZE PATIENTS<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Des Moines Register newspaper uncovered significant problems with the practice of assisted suicide in Oregon and Washington State. They learned that the data is incomplete, that there are missing reports (under-reporting) and that the laws are not designed to be effectively monitored.<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>September 29, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatornet.com\/careful\/view\/assisted-suicide-up-close-and-personal\/18750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASSISTED SUICIDE, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Washington state psychotherapist relates the chilling story of how her disabled client died.<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>August 7, 2016 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofmalta.com\/articles\/view\/20160807\/letters\/do-not-make-the-same-mistake-as-others.621312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AS OTHERS<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Margaret Dore, a lawyer from Washington State, cautions Malta to avoid the same mistake as Washington and Oregon.<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>January 13, 2009<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattleweekly.com\/news\/terminal-uncertainty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TERMINAL UNCERTAINTY <\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington\u0092s new \u0093Death With Dignity\u0094 law allows doctors to help people commit suicide\u0097 once they ha\u0092ve determined that the patient has only six months to live. But what if they are wrong?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Statistics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2012\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dredf.org\/public-policy\/assisted-suicide\/some-oregon-assisted-suicide-abuses-and-complications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Some Oregon and Washington State Assisted Suicide Abuses and Complications<\/a><\/p><p>Under Oregon and Washington State\u2019s lax oversight, these are some of the documented abuses and complications that have come to light.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FAQ<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2013\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>In Progress<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Official Documents<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2014\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>In Progress<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nYou will find here all the information you need to better understand the issues surrounding assisted suicide and euthanasia in Washington State, USA.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNews<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStatistics<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFAQ<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOfficial Documents<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNews<br ...\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6525,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"template_leftsidebar_horizontalnav.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7573","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11042,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7573\/revisions\/11042"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}