Lamar Hankins

July 12, 2020

Not all safeguards are created equal

If you thought that the safeguards prescribed by Oregon's medical assistance in dying (MAID) law, and the similar laws in eight other jurisdictions, are too onerous, there are others to consider. (Continue reading ...)

July 5, 2020

When safeguards become roadblocks, Part 2

"When safeguards become roadblocks, Part 2" continues exploring FEN's eligibility criteria, looks at other impediments to MAID, and considers one minimal change that recently has been made to Oregon's law. (Continue reading ...)

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

When safeguards become roadblocks, Part 1

In the nine states/jurisdictions in which medical assistance in dying (MAID) is allowed through legislation or referendum, the insistence on extensive safeguards has served less to protect vulnerable individuals than to limit access to MAID. (Continue reading ...)

June 21, 2020

Hand feeding of dementia patients is medical care

Most dementia directives call for voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) at a prescribed point late in the progression of dementia. In most cases, this requires eliminating hand feeding based on the proposition that hand feeding is a medical treatment or medical care. (Continue reading ...)

June 14, 2020

Discontinuing all life-sustaining care

A 30-year old Florida Supreme Court decision may provide support for the use of a dementia directive that provides for voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED). (Continue reading ...)

June 7, 2020

Comparing dementia advance directives–Part 3

This post, Part 3 of a series on dementias directives, discusses the supplemental advance directive for dementia offered by Final Exit Network (FEN) for those people who do NOT want to live into the later stages of dementia. The FEN dementia directive was drafted by FEN's legal counsel, Robert Rivas. (Continue reading ...)

May 31, 2020

Comparing dementia advance directives–Part 2

Part 1 of this multi-part analysis identifies eight Dementia Directives by authorship and discusses overall characteristics of each. This second part analyses the approaches to drafting such directives to help readers think about the elements of each. (Continue reading ...)

May 24, 2020

Comparing dementia advance directives–Part 1

This post begins a multi-part series about dementia directives, analyzing their provisions and their purposes. (Continue reading ...)

May 10, 2020

“Why I hope to die at 75”

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, distinguished oncologist and bioethicist, a vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania, chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, an author and editor in the health care field, wants to die at age 75. Why would he make such a decision in what many would see as the prime of his life? (Continue reading ...)

May 3, 2020March 16, 2022

Wisdom from the Stoics at a critical time

Accepting your own mortality during the time of Covid-19. (Continue reading ...)

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