Disability – The Good Death Society Blog

January 11, 2026January 9, 2026

A Period of Extremes

"Now that I realize that I’m on my way to the final exit, I feel that there is very much to explore here ... the world feels completely different when we realize that fact." -- Wally Klatch (Continue reading ...)

December 29, 2024January 3, 2025

End of life care for people with developmental disabilities: why talking about this taboo subject with your loved one early on is important

"Even a person who is very, very ill or who has a psychiatric illness or Down syndrome can say 'Don't do this to me.'" (Continue reading ...)

July 14, 2024July 10, 2024

Debunking falsehoods about Death with Dignity

"Opponents of Death-with-Dignity (DWD) laws use several falsehoods in their attempts to prevent legislation from passing. We believe policy decisions affecting people with terminal illness should be made based on evidence and the actual content of the legislation." (Continue reading ...)

January 28, 2024January 25, 2024

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?" (Continue reading ...)

September 17, 2023October 23, 2023

Pro Choice To The End Of Life

"Why would an anti-MAiD activist try to force a patient about whom they know nothing, to live by the activist’s personal values rather than the patient’s own?" (Continue reading ...)

August 13, 2023August 12, 2023

“If I Were A Dog …”

Had she been the family's beloved old Labrador or suffering Boston Terrier, we would have taken her to the vet for a final loving, humane act, a choice unavailable to her family, doctors, or caregivers. (Continue reading ...)

January 8, 2023January 11, 2023

Times to Have “The Conversation”

“The rest is up to you,” he finally said, ending the conversation for good. He didn’t have any more guidance, and certainly no more patience to talk about it. I was surprised. To me, it felt slightly irresponsible to leave all these decisions to other people. (Continue reading ...)

October 16, 2022October 17, 2022