Tag Archives: Death With Dignity

What Are Some Implications of the California End of Life Options Act: An Interview with Sarah Hooper: Part Two

An expert in medical-legal issues weighs in on the law

Today SevenPonds continues our two-part interview with Sarah Hooper, the Executive Director of the UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy and Adjunct Professor of Law at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California. (Read … Continue reading

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What Are Some Implications of the California End of Life Options Act? An Interview with Sarah Hooper: Part One

An expert on medical-legal issues weighs in on the new physician-aid-in-dying law

Today SevenPonds speaks with Sarah Hooper, the Executive Director of the UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy and Adjunct Professor of Law at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California. A recognized expert in … Continue reading

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Californians May Now Opt for “Death with Dignity”

The state's End of Life Option Act goes into effect June 9, 2016

On June 9, 2016, California will become the fourth state in the United States to enact legislation that allows physicians to aid terminally ill patients in ending their lives. The legislation, known as the End of Life Option Act, was … Continue reading

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The Right to Die on Your Own Terms

In some states, physician aid in dying is an option for the terminally ill

Each month Kathleen Clohessy, R.N., offers a new perspective on living with a terminal illness. Kathleen comes to SevenPonds with 25 years experience as a registered nurse caring for families and children facing life-threatening illness. She began her career in the … Continue reading

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 “Death With Dignity” by Sufjan Stevens

A memorial song that captures loss, longing and the pain of coming to terms with a parent's personal failures

In the first few lines in the first song off his newest album, Sufjan Stevens invokes a sacred silence, desire, confusion and fear: “Spirit of my silence I can hear you / But I am afraid to be near you.” In … Continue reading

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Death With Dignity Law: One 29-Year-Old’s Decision To End Her Life

Brittany Maynard's illness is terminal, but she wants to die on her own terms

When 29-year-old Brittany Maynard chooses to end her life next month, she won’t be filed under suicide statistics. That’s because she isn’t committing suicide. Maynard is one of many who have elected to end their lives to avoid the excruciating pain … Continue reading

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