Having Dementia Wishes Followed
"Whose wishes for his medical treatment were we to honor? Those of my father back when he was a healthy, highly functioning geneticist? Or those of the simpler, weakened man my father had become?"
The Original Vision For FEN’s Blog
Final Exit Network's blog has had over 105,000 views since its inception.
Reflecting On My Friend’s Gunshot Suicide
An iconic philosopher rationalized suicide long before it became a contemporary academic concept.
Pets vs. Humans: A Difference In Compassion, And In Knowing What The Patient Desires
It’s a pillar of the RTD movement, that we treat our suffering pets more humanely than suffering friends and family members. “Let me die like a dog” has long been a call to compassion. The author went through the agonizing decision to “put down” a beloved canine companion, and he regrets not knowing what “Woody” would have wanted.
The Highest Good
What is the highest good and who decides? Here are some reflections on that question from Lamar Hankins.
VSED misunderstanding abounds: A response to Wesley J. Smith
Lamar Hankins provides a point-by-point rebuttal to Wesley J. Smith's attack on VSED.
Disability, ableism, and the right to die
Lamar Hankins, who was partly disabled for much of his adult life and whose father was severely disabled before dying from complications of Alzheimer's, shares why he supports the right to die even for the disabled.
Rethinking the importance of MAID laws
The creator of The Good Death Society Blog shares his new perspective on Medical Aid in Dying.
Transition–an end and a new beginning
This blog post represents the end of three years of work for me. In August, responsibility for the blog is being transferred to the capable hands of FEN board member Kevin Bradley.
The right to die and the right to live
Hiding in the shadows behind all of our end-of-life (EOL) discussions about the desire to maintain an acceptable quality of life is the issue of adequate health care, which is basic to a right to live. Many of us believe that there can be no "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" without a right to adequate medical care.