Tag Archives: End of life options

Conscience and Religious Freedom Division Threatens Patient Autonomy

A new Trump agency protects healthcare providers who opt out of medical aid in dying
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

In a significant blow to Americans who wish to exercise their right to die on their own terms, the Trump administration announced in January that it has created a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Department of Health … Continue reading →

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A Pop of Color: Greg Lundgren’s Urns

Seattle's Greg Lundgren on why new design is integral in modernizing the funeral industy
Posted on December 14, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Urns are an end of life element that fall into a particular stereotype, or rather, expectation: to be constructed in that familiar hourglass form in a subdued, somber medium (ex. marble, bronze). But that’s not the case for Seattle’s Greg … Continue reading →

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A Community of Cremation Vessels: Cloud of Stars by Zhufei Zhufei

Chinese architecture blends technology with tradition in this columbarium
Posted on April 6, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today, social media technologies pervade our culture, setting the tone for the way we choose to experience life. So why not tailor technology to accommodate the ways we choose to experience death? Design for Death finalist Zhufei Zhufei is one … Continue reading →

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