Saturday, February 14th our guest speaker, Kathryn Tucker, JD, will talk about the benefits of psychedelic medications for relieving anxiety and existential distress at the end of life. Kathryn will discuss the ongoing effort to allow people facing death to seek relief from psychological suffering and die gently through psychedelic therapy. She challenges us to rethink one of life’s most universal experiences: dying.

Join us at The Vi at La Jolla Village in their beautiful top-floor restaurant, Twenty-One. Desserts and beverages, generously donated by the Vi, will be served from 12:00 to 12:30pm. Kathryn Tucker will speak from 12:45pm to 1:15pm and will take questions from attendees until 1:45pm. Valet parking is free for the first 25 vehicles. Vi at La Jolla Village Retirement Community: 8515 Costa Verde Blvd., San Diego, CA 92122. 

Kathryn Tucker, JD is the Executive Director of the End-of-Life Liberty Project, Special Advocacy Advisor of the National Psychedelics Association, and Founding Board Member of the Psychedelic Bar Association. She has worked for over 3 decades to expand choice at the end of life. Kathryn has also served as lead council representing patients and physicians in two landmark cases decided by the United States Supreme Court. She is a leading expert in patient rights who is listed in the Who’s Who in American Law and appears frequently on television and radio. Click here to read more

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We will videorecord this meeting for those who are unable to join us in person.

Would you like to learn about the latest news from Final Exit Network (FEN)? Join us on Zoom to hear from FEN’s Executive Director Michelle Witte. Michelle is thrilled to join the Hemlock Society of San Diego – the birthplace of FEN! She will provide an update on FEN’s successful leadership transitions, the current state and promise of the Exit Guide Program, future plans being discussed – and insights into the most recent legal challenge faced in Colorado. Most of all, she looks forward to meeting Hemlock Society members and answering any questions you all might have. Please join us!

Michelle Witte is the newest Executive Director for Final Exit Network (FEN). Witte stepped into the role in August 2025 with a deep personal connection to the cause. In 2022, she cared for her mother Diane through the painful final stages of Parkinson’s disease—an experience that profoundly shaped her understanding of the need for compassionate end of life options. “My mom asked me day after day, ‘When will this end?”” said Witte. “Her suffering ignited in me a passion to help ensure that no one else must endure what we did.”

That passion led her to advocacy at the Minnesota State Legislature for Medical Aid In Dying, and ultimately to discovering Final Exit Network. She most recently served as Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, where she supported 33 local chapters and over 2,500 volunteers in the effort to strengthen democracy. Her background also includes founding health advocacy initiatives, serving as Board President of the Missouri Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, and working on state-level aging resource development in Minnesota. “As someone who has worked to expand choice and autonomy across many aspects of life, I’m honored to now lead an organization that defends the most personal choice of all,” Witte said.

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