Basic Organization Information
Death With Dignity National Center
- Physical Address:
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Portland, OR
97204 1510
- EIN:
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93-1162366
- Web URL:
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www.deathwithdignity.org
- Blog URL:
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Livingwith.Deathwith...
- NTEE Category:
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B Educational Institutions
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B99 Education N.E.C.
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R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
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R99 Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C.
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W Public, Society Benefit
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W99 Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C.
- Year Founded:
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1994
- Ruling Year:
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1995
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Individual contributions - $429,046
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) is to provide information, education, research and support for the preservation, implementation and promotion of Death with Dignity laws which allow a terminally ill, mentally competent adult the right to request and receive a prescription to hasten death under certain specific safeguards. We promote Death with Dignity laws based on our model legislation, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, as a stimulus to nationwide improvements in end-of-life care and as an option for dying individuals. We accomplish our mission by working to defend and promote Death with Dignity laws in court and in the court of public opinion through our nonprofit Death with Dignity National Center [501(c)(3)].
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Chief Executive
Ms. Peg Sandeen, MSW
Term:
Since
Apr
2005
Chief Executive Profile:
PEG SANDEEN, MSW, Executive Director, is a native Iowan, with a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Iowa. She is currently working on a doctoral degree in Social Work and Social Research at Portland State University. Sandeen is an experienced social worker, specializing in issues related to terminal illness and end-of-life processes. Sandeen has been a case manager with the AIDS Project of Iowa and has done volunteer work with Hospice of North Iowa and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. As a result of her extensive exploration of complex ethical, legal and medical issues related to social work, Sandeen was named 2002 Price Fellow in HIV Prevention Leadership by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In her professional capacities, as well as through personal loss, Sandeen has felt firsthand how legal and medical interaction affects people's lives in both positive and negative ways. As a result, her scholarly and professional efforts have increasingly focused on health-related ethical concerns, particularly end-of-life decisions, privacy issues and mental health. Sandeen joined DDNC in April 2005.
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