I am an End-of-Life Doula: Listening, Supporting, and Advocating
My job is listening, holding space, being present – and it’s also educating and advocating. (Continue reading ...)
More of Us Will Need Assistance to Die Well
"Why couldn’t there be a service for these people where they can get MAiD-type help or have guidance on using a peaceful, lethal method?" -- Faye Girsh (Continue reading ...)
Medical Aid in Dying Allows for a Focus on Living
"Six months ... inexorably culminating in a slow death by starvation ... I cannot ... deny someone a choice that I myself would want ... under the same grim circumstances." -- Dr. Joshua Pagano (Continue reading ...)
The case for assisted dying
"Knowing they had a backup if things took an unexpected turn offered these patients great relief. That didn't mean they saw life as expendable." (Continue reading ...)
How my position, as a physician, on medical aid in dying changed
A family practice physician explains why she changed her mind about Medical Aid in Dying. (Continue reading ...)
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 ...)
Medical Aid In Dying
"New legislation and court judgments are further expanding access to MAID, some bringing new and different twists." (Continue reading ...)
Hospice And Medical Aid-in-Dying: Addressing An Unethical Disconnect
"One facility used the term “provider-hastened death” and stated that it encompasses euthanasia." (Continue reading ...)
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 ...)
Choosing Death Over Suffering: Informing Patients About Physician Aid-In-Dying (Part 1)
As more states legalize PAD and the practice becomes more ethically accepted, it is important to determine a standard of care to guide physicians. (Continue reading ...)