Free Community Program at Howard County Public Library with Delegate Shane Pendergrass

How to Die in Oregon
In this thought provoking film, producer/ director Peter Richardson enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether – and when – to gently end their lives by taking a legally prescribed overdose of medication.
Richardson examines both sides of this complex, emotionally charged issue. The film offers a powerful portrait of what it means to die with dignity, and won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

Death with Dignity Legislation in Maryland
The 2016 Maryland General Assembly is expected to consider the End of Life Options Act that would allow aid-in-dying for terminally ill Maryland residents. The Act is based on an Oregon statute, which has been in effect for 18 years. This special event is an opportunity to learn more about the proposed bill and the issues surrounding it.

SPECIAL GUEST: Delegate Shane Pendergrass
Delegate Pendergrass is serving in her 4th term in the Maryland House of Delegates. She is the Vice Chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee and was the House Sponsor of the “Richard E. Israel and Roger ‘Pip’ Moyer Death With Dignity Act” that was introduced in 2015. Delegate Pendergrass was also the House Chair of the 2015 Death with Dignity Workgroup that studied issues identified in discussions of the 2015 bill. She is currently working on the bill that will be introduced in 2016.

January 30, 2016 @ 2:00 PM
Howard County Public Library
Miller Branch, Ellicott Room
9421 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042