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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
Physician-Assisted Aid-in-Dying: A New Front in the Culture Wars?
The End-of-Life Debate Heats Up
A new front in the so-called culture wars may well be forming. All the factors are there: a vast disparity of opinions reinforced by geographic and cultural segregation, passionately-defended religious mores pitted against the social and economic motives of those … Continue reading
The Detroit Triangle of Death Changes
How cryonics, aid-in-dying, and the state of the funeral trade came to be known
The passing of Jack Kevorkian on Friday was particularly profound for me; not only because I hold a special place in my heart for the issue he championed, aid-in-dying — but also because Kevorkian resided in Michigan, near my … Continue reading
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Tagged Aid in Dying, Cryonics, Funeral Homes, Funeral Industry, Funeral Trade, Kevorkian, Robert Ettinger, Thomas Lynch
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Today: Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Pioneer for Physician-Assisted Suicide, Dies at 83
While “Dr. Death” has passed on, his aid-in-dying legacy continues
“Dying is not a crime” —Dr. Kevorkian As the topic of aid-in-dying heats up across the nation like never before, it seems fitting that Jack Kevorkian departs us — the man who first sparked the public debate on (so-called) “physician-assisted … Continue reading
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Tagged Aid in Dying, Biography, Kevorkian, physician assisted suicide
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What is Aid in Dying? An Interview with Carole van Aelstyn
Compassion & Choices talks to SevenPonds about advance directives, aid in dying, and beginning the conversation...
Compassion & Choices is an end-of-life education and advocacy organization dedicated to assisting the terminally ill and enhancing end-of-life options, including aid in dying. Carole van Aelstyn is the Client Support Coordinator for Northern California. She has been a nurse … Continue reading
How to Die in Oregon by Peter Richardson
HBO’s How to Die in Oregon is a Heart-Wrenching Experience
Peter Richardson’s documentary How to Die in Oregon, which premiered last night on HBO, is not easy viewing. Throughout its 108 minutes people die, discuss their death beforehand, say last goodbyes to their children, and slog through the last stages … Continue reading
