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New Research on Physician-Assisted Death and Alzheimer’s Disease
Study shows 20 percent of people at high risk for the disease would consider ending their lives with a doctor's help
A recent study published in JAMA Neurology posed an interesting question: Would people who know they have a higher than normal risk of Alzheimer’s disease consider physician-assisted death? The study asked people who had recently been told they had elevated … Continue reading
“Living and Dying: A Love Story” by Sher and Rob Safran
A terminally ill married couple in Oregon chooses aid in dying
“Living and Dying: A Love Story” is a documentary that follows the end of life story of Charlie and Francie Emerick, a couple married for 66 years, both diagnosed with terminal illnesses and given six months to live. The film was … Continue reading
“I Want to Die” — The Link Between Cancer and Suicide
Far too many people with cancer choose to take their own lives
“The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating. Suddenly, without warning, the world as you knew it comes to an … Continue reading
Judge Halts California’s End of Life Options Act
Hundreds of patients are in limbo as the state prepares its appeal
In a move that shocked many terminally ill Californians, Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolio overturned the state’s End of Life Options Act on Tuesday, May 15. Compassion & Choices, the patient advocacy group that lobbied heavily for the law’s passage, immediately … Continue reading
“I’ll See Myself Out, Thank You” Edited by Colin Brewer and Michael Irwin
A collection of short essays in support of medically assisted rational suicide
When I first started reading “I’ll See Myself Out, Thank You” I thought to myself, “I’m really going to enjoy this book.” A collection of short essays in support of medically assisted rational suicide (the editors’ term to describe physician-assisted … Continue reading
Conscience and Religious Freedom Division Threatens Patient Autonomy
A new Trump agency protects healthcare providers who opt out of medical aid in dying
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
