"Facing one’s own mortality is a universal human experience. I’ve been helped, encouraged and inspired by quotations from others’ reflections and insights. Here are some of my favorites." -- Gary Wederspahn
"Death is indeed a fearful piece of brutality." Is it?
When you’re a heartbeat from dying, the high-tech gizmo that keeps you alive may do so against your wishes.
Every U.S. state has laws against treating animals with cruelty. But only a handful permit Medical Aid in Dying to alleviate human suffering – and only in a small set of very limited circumstances.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Throughout history, death of a loved one has been a family event, not a medical one. It still is in many countries, and could be again in the US.