Thank you, John.
You bravely spoke for many of us when you went public this week urging the state legislature to finally pass a “death with dignity” bill.
Your appeal was more powerful because you also publicly disclosed your own long battle with a Stage 4 cancer. It’s not just a political issue, it’s a deeply personal issue for you and, eventually, for each of us.
For those who don’t know John Radcliffe, he’s long been one of the islands’ top lobbyists. But he’s also been known for his straight talk, his willingness to openly discuss controversial issues with both friends and foes, avoiding political correctness in order to call things as he sees them. And if that sounds too serious, John has always displayed a fine sense of humor, a delight in irony, with a twinkle in his eye. Even when talking so intimately about death and dying.
Click here to watch the report broadcast by Hawaii News Now.
And for more information, visit the webpage of the Hawaii Death with Dignity Society.
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All best wishes to Mr. Radcliffe. He’s a good man.
Of course people should have a choice when they terminally ill to end their life. It would be selfish to not support medically and legally.
Best wishes John. Keep fighting.
We need to pass legislation as John supports. Five other states, including California recently, have done so.
Thank you Ian! Please keep writing on this issue. It’s time for aid in dying to become legal in Hawaii!
Great resource if folks want to act: http://www.compassionandchoices.org/hawaii
When we share our personal stories, lawmakers begin to understand. Please get involved!
I appreciate John Radcliffe’s speaking out, urging the Legislature to pass a “death with dignity” bill. Like Audrey says, when people “share their personal stories, lawmakers begin to understand”.