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Author Archives: Ginny Gaylor (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
The Growing Crisis of Unclaimed Bodies
A hidden issue in America’s death care system
Across the United States, medical examiners, coroners, and funeral directors are seeing a troubling rise in the number of deceased individuals whose bodies go unclaimed. This points to, and results, in a number of problems: Why is this the case? … Continue reading
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Finding the Right Hospice Is Easier Than Ever
10 years later, U.S. database of end-of-life care provides increasing help to families
For families navigating end-of-life care options, choosing the right hospice can be a deeply emotional decision. To help guide this critically important process, the U.S. government a decade ago launched a national database that ranks hospice providers based on opinions … Continue reading
Composting Bodies is Now Legal in 14 States
Honoring Earth Day with a new kind of return to nature
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a bill making the Garden State the 14th state to legalize a process known as natural organic reduction (NOR), or human composting. The practice, which first gained legal approval in Washington state in … Continue reading
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Debating Medical Aid in Dying
How news of Daniel Kahneman’s death is reopening discussion
Since 1994, when Oregon became the first U.S. state to legalize medical aid in dying to terminally ill people, the number of states where it is an option has grown to 10, plus the District of Columbia. But it remains … Continue reading
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“Other Side” Documents Woman’s Fight To Die As She Wishes
Film paints intimate portrait of an activist and her family as she wins rights for herself and others
When it comes to our wishes for how we die, most of us want three things: to die in our homes with loved ones around us, and with as little pain as possible. But many people don’t have that kind … Continue reading
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