The change in the delivery of healthcare and the means by which we escape death today are numerous.  Supporting end of life choices is something that should be allowed.  It is a violation when you cannot speak to your physician about reality...and the silencing of DWD in that discussion has to end.  The Blue Ribbon Panel on Death and Dying included it ---- time to listen to the words of our elders, Ah Qwon McElrath.  She was eloquent in her support of DWD - and her advocacy almost brought Hawaii a law in 2002.  Time to add DWD as a legal option for those who are terminally ill and make that request in 2017.  We have been waiting for 15 years, it's time.