Tag Archives: Aid in Dying

What is NODA? An Interview with Carleen McCornack

The Program Coordinator of No One Dies Alone enlightens and uplifts, sharing her experience with death and dying

No One Dies Alone is a wonderfully compassionate, volunteer-driven service pioneered through the Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, OR.  Carleen McCormack is the Program Coordinator.  She can be reached at 541.222.2263 or cmccornack@peacehealth.org. Carleen: 25 years ago, there was a … Continue reading

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In the News: Will Vermont Be the First Legislature to Approve an Aid-in-Dying Bill?

This week they debate a bill similar to Oregon and Washington state ballot initiative laws

Before the Vermont legislature is set to adjourn Saturday, the Senate is still uncertain whether it will pass aid-in-dying legislation, modeled after Oregon’s and Washington state’s Death with Dignity laws approved via ballot initiatives (rather than in legislation). Vermont’s Governor Peter Shumlin … Continue reading

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“Kevorkian” (2010) by Matthew Galkin

A fascinating portrait of a controversial man and his fight for what he believed in

These days Dr. Jack Kevorkian, sadly enough, is not generally associated with a courageous, eccentric, and by many accounts visionary doctor, but rather with his unfortunate moniker: “Dr. Death.” Yet perhaps such a handle is fitting. It is by his … Continue reading

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“Undertaker Please Drive Slow” by Jo Ann Beard

Delving into the grey area between fact and fiction for a compelling true story

In December 1997, Cheri Tremble made the decision to engage in assisted dying, with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Several years later Jo Ann Beard wrote about it. Cheri, who recovered from breast cancer only to lose feeling in … Continue reading

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An Interview with Doctor C

How doctors can make a killing keeping end-of-life patients "alive"

This is a repost from April 2010. This is an interview with an oncologist at a leading cancer treatment center in Tucson, Arizona. We will call him Doctor C. Aurora: What question do you most often receive as an oncologist? … 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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