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.”
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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.
Derek Humphry, co-founder of The Hemlock Society and Final Exit Network, reflects on the trend of using “completed life” as a reason for self-deliverance among the elderly.
Bill Palmer shares some reflections and insights as founder of Death Cafe Oakland in California.
Has anyone told you to not be afraid or angry when making end-of-life decisions? They were wrong.
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?
We conclude year 2019 of The Good Death Society Blog with a look at end-of-life books published this year, courtesy of blog contributor Jim Van Buskirk.
When a young child in our life experiences the death of the beloved family pet or a grandparent who has always been there to spoil him/her, we want to give comfort and solace, but how do we do that without painting mythical pictures of angels floating on clouds with harp in hand? Becker’s book, “What happens When We Die?,” helps with that.
Seth Andrews–The Thinking Atheist–discusses death and end-of-life issues from his perspective.
A review of the new HBO documentary “Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America,” 67 minutes in length, which began airing on August 14.
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