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Maryland Medical-Aid-in-Dying Law Fails

The hard-fought battle for death with dignity for terminally ill patients was lost in a tie vote

Last week, the Maryland Senate failed to pass proposed legislation to allow medical-aid-in-dying to become legal in that state. The measure passed the House in early March, and advocates were hopeful that there were enough votes in the Senate to … Continue reading

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Hawaii Passes Medical Aid in Dying Law

The Aloha State becomes the seventh in the nation to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives

Hawaii just became became the seventh state in the nation to allow medical aid in dying, joining Oregon, California, Colorado, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia in enacting legislation that allows physicians to help terminally ill individuals die. (Montana … Continue reading

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Should We Have the Right to Choose Our Deaths?

Assisted dying opens a difficult question on whether we should choose our own deaths or facilitate others'

Should someone with terminal illness, chronic pain or an otherwise severely compromised quality of life have the right to choose the time of his or her own death? How should they decide? Who should help them? How should they do … Continue reading

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What is Advance Directive? – An Interview with Judy Epstein

You already knew about the importance of filling out an advance directive; what about a POLST?

Dr. Judy Neall Epstein is a naturopathic physician and the Clinical Director of the Compassion & Choices End-of-Life Consultation Program. Dr. Epstein spent ten years in private practice before accepting her position at Compassion & Choices, where she works with … Continue reading

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The Ongoing Aid-in-Dying Debate

A Panel of Experts In Hawaii Have Concluded that Physician-Assisted Dying is Legal

Hawaii may be on its way to becoming the fourth state that legalizes physician-assisted dying. A ten-person panel of experts on Hawaii law, medicine, elder care, legislation, and end-of-life issues convened in Honolulu, in a conference aptly titled, Is Physician-Assisted … Continue reading

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