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November 15, 2020November 22, 2020

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. (Continue reading ...)

October 18, 2020October 31, 2020

“Completed Life” — A response to Derek Humphry

As a counter-point to Derek Humphry's recent post, the director of FEN's Exit Guide program voices support for self-deliverance based on a "completed life." (Continue reading ...)

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

The Hidden Gifts of Fear and Anger

Has anyone told you to not be afraid or angry when making end-of-life decisions? They were wrong. (Continue reading ...)

September 13, 2020March 18, 2022

Reflecting on Death and Dying in the Time of COVID

Does COVID-19 have a silver lining for advocates of death with dignity? Barak Wolff of New Mexico End-of-Life Options Coalition thinks so. (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 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 ...)

January 26, 2020

Dementia directive confusion and obfuscation

Whether intentionally or inadvertently, a recent article in the Washington Post, written by a reporter with Kaiser Health News, provides confusing, incomplete, misleading, and perhaps inaccurate information about the choices a person with dementia may have. It dismisses legal issues by citing opinions from non-legal professionals. (Continue reading ...)

January 19, 2020

Understanding Advance Directives and their problems for dementia

On this blog, we have dealt often with aspects of advance directives. To prepare for using a dementia directive, readers may benefit from a discussion of the development of advance directives and problems with their language. References to several dementia directives or supplements are provided. (Continue reading ...)

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