Hemlock Society of Southern Arizona records
Hemlock Society of Southen Arizona minutes of board of directors meeting
Collection area: Political Affairs
Collection dates: 1983-1991 bulk (bulk 1988-1991)
The Organizational Materials, 1983-1990, are subdivided into Minutes, Bylaws, and Forms/Leaflets. The Minutes include not only records of topics discussed at meetings, but also treasurer's reports on the Society's financial status. The Bylaws include a general guide for the formation and structure of local Hemlock societies. The Forms and Leaflets consist of questions and answers about the Hemlock Society, membership applications, and a catalog of Hemlock Society videos.
The Correspondence, 1987-1990, consists of letters and miscellaneous items pertaining to the proposed "Death With Dignity" Act, and correspondence from the organization "Americans Against Human Suffering."
The Legal Materials include forms and brochures concerning both the Hemlock Society of Southern Arizona and euthanasia issues in general.
The Talks are transcripts of euthanasia-related speeches sponsored by the Society and delivered in Tucson and Phoenix from 1984-1991.
The Conferences, 1984-1991, consist of a collection of articles, correspondence, and reports dealing primarily with meetings sponsored by the Society, along with a set of brochures, papers, and correspondence pertaining to various other euthanasia-related conferences.
The Printed Materials, 1981-1991, are subdivided into Definitions, Clippings, Legal Cases, Newsletters, and Books. The Definitions are of key terms encountered in discussions of the right-to-die issue. The Clippings consist of newspaper and magazine articles about hemlock societies and euthanasia. The Legal Cases are court records, and summaries of court records, from cases involving the question of euthanasia. Most of these records pertain to the 1988 Supreme Court case of Cruzan vs. Harmon. The Newsletters include newsletters from not only the Hemlock Society of Southern Arizona, but also from the National Hemlock Society and several other state and regional hemlock societies. Finally, there are four books, one booklet, and six issues of the journal The Euthanasia Review.
The Hemlock Society of Southern Arizona was formed around 1983 and incorporated in 1988 as a nonprofit corporation. It is one of many state and regional Hemlock societies in the United States. The expressed purpose of the Society is to educate the general public regarding right-to-die issues. The Society seeks to promote its goals by such means as newsletters and other printed materials, conferences, and court cases.
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