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December 19, 2021December 21, 2021

An iconic physician advocate, made famous by Hollywood, reflects upon ‘Fun Death’

“Must we buy into the Grim Reaper routine? Are we not free to choose how we look at death?” Read what the real Patch Adams believes. (Continue reading ...)

December 5, 2021December 3, 2021

Does MAiD target disabled people? Dr. B.J. Miller reflects on the challenges.

In the second of a two-part blog, a renowned EOL healthcare reformer (a triple amputee) talks to Final Exit Network about the thorny nexus between Medical Aid in Dying and the profound challenges faced by disabled people. (Continue reading ...)

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021

What I Did for Love

A cache of old videos recalls the height of the AIDS crisis and its critical, emotional nexus with the developing right-to-die movement. (Continue reading ...)

November 14, 2021November 11, 2021

Six Before 80? My Cat May Know

You do everything you can, take every possible step to delay the inevitable. At what point do you say, “Enough. I’m done.” And welcome freedom. (Continue reading ...)

November 7, 2021November 5, 2021

When It Comes to End-of-Life, Some Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

With or without Medical Aid in Dying, VSED offers a legal option; a new book explains all the ins and outs from every angle. (Continue reading ...)

October 31, 2021October 29, 2021

Is There an “Epidemic” of Suicide Among the Elderly?

If we believe much of what we read, suicide by U.S. seniors is running rampant. Don’t believe it. Some of those “suicidal” folks are making rational decisions to retire from a life well lived that is no longer worth extending. (Continue reading ...)

October 24, 2021October 22, 2021

What Ways Can You Die When You’ve Had Enough of Life?

When you believe it’s time to go, what options do you really have? There are more than you you think, without having to resort to a violent ending. (Continue reading ...)

October 17, 2021October 14, 2021

I Helped My Friend Judy Navigate Her Exit; It Wasn’t Easy

How to get a ride in a squad car. “It makes what could be a loving, family affair a secret, clandestine event! Such a shame.” (Continue reading ...)

October 10, 2021October 8, 2021

Linguistic Accuracy Was Put to Death; It Wasn’t ‘Euthanized’

If you believe the media and ignorant, sanctioned killers, ‘putting down’ healthy animals that have done nothing to deserve an early death is a compassionate, merciful act. After all, they are ‘euthanized.’ (Continue reading ...)

October 3, 2021October 1, 2021

Is MAiD Compatible with Hospice and Palliative Care? Dr. BJ Miller reflects.

A TED Talk star, interviewed by Oprah and featured in N.Y. Times Magazine, opens up to Final Exit Network about Medical Aid in Dying, the state of U.S. healthcare, and how we irrationally fear death. (Continue reading ...)

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