About

Peaceful Pill Directory is a leader in end-of-life advocacy and policy reform. We run an online forum with our mission being improving how people with terminal illness die. We know some people die in horrible ways as their terminal illness overtakes them. In our current healthcare landscape, that is undeniable. And, it’s unacceptable.

History is on our side.

Proven safe, effective, and above all, meaningful, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act works exactly as intended and exactly for whom it was intended, without fail.

Since 1997, these laws have empowered people with terminal illness to have the control they want during the last days of their lives.

Our goal is to ensure people with terminal illness can decide for themselves what a good death means in accordance with their values and beliefs, and that should include having an option for death with dignity. We won’t stop until that is a reality in every part of the country.

Our Core Values

Dignity

We respect and honor the dignity and worth of all humans.

Through political action and grassroots advocacy, we strive to provide all Americans an option that will allow them to die on their own terms. Peaceful Pill Directory respects and honors an individual’s choices, including how they choose to define a dignified death.

FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY

We work to create a future in which all Americans have the freedom to make their own end-of-life decisions.

We believe individuals with terminal illness have a right to die with the same autonomy and agency in which they lived their lives. Our work arises out of deep respect and empathy for this most intimate and personal freedom.

TRUST

We engender trust by practicing transparency, respecting patient privacy, honoring our commitments to supporters, and providing factual information to the public.

When building a social movement, every interaction matters. In our work with patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, donors, lawmakers, and grassroots advocates, we build trust one conversation at a time. We acknowledge our responsibility to act and interact in ways that demonstrate trust.

FINANCIAL STABILITY

We are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us by our donors in order to ensure the long-term viability of our organization.

We invest in the future of our movement by being responsible stewards of donor gifts. We do this through strategic and responsible investment decisions that build financial stability now and into the future.

MORAL COURAGE

We take a stand for the fundamental human right of individuals with terminal illness to decide how they die.

Powerful individuals and institutions have long opposed our work and continue to use their clout to attempt to turn public opinion against us. Regardless of political risk, we have never wavered in our commitment to advancing policy reform that gives qualified individuals a compassionate end-of-life option and, over time, leads to improvements in end-of-life care for all.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

We honor and embrace the diversity of voices in our movement and in our work environment and strive to make all feel included.

We want all people to see themselves in our movement. We work toward a world where everyone has an opportunity to die according to their own wishes, regardless of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, family relationships, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or other legally protected category.