Advance Directives Are Key To EOL Success (Maybe). Take Charge.
Despite your best intentions, don’t wait until “five minutes to midnight” to take care of your end-of-life plan.
The Highest Good
What is the highest good and who decides? Here are some reflections on that question from Lamar Hankins.
How We Learn About Death, Part 1
Please join us in welcoming author, podcast host, and end-of-life educator, and atheist chaplain Terri Daniel as a guest contributor to the blog.
VSED misunderstanding abounds: A response to Wesley J. Smith
Lamar Hankins provides a point-by-point rebuttal to Wesley J. Smith's attack on VSED.
10 Ways to Help Ensure a Peaceful Death
Only 10% of us will die in our sleep. For the rest, here is a list that can help facilitate a peaceful and painless exit.
Beautiful Dying Expo
Did you catch the virtual Beautiful Dying Expo? Here's a recap with some personal reflection.
Do we need gatekeepers?
Faye Girsh reflects on one of the biggest obstacles to the right to die.
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.
Ableism and the Right to Die
Last week, I referred a caller to the Final Exit Network (FEN) to John B. Kelly, a Not Dead Yet opponent of right-to-die (RTD) laws. The person was inquiring on behalf of his brother (I'll call him Carl) about the education and training services that FEN offers to applicants who want to hasten their deaths. The brother was trying to learn if FEN could help Carl, who was despairing of his condition.
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.