‘Death with dignity’: Florida non-profit calls for medical aid in dying law
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida non-profit organization is pushing for a law to allow people with terminal illnesses to die on their own terms.
January 24, 2023
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A Son’s Decision to Help His Father Die by VSED, a method protected by a Supreme Court Ruling
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November 30, 2022
I went from being a labor-and-delivery nurse to a death doula. I help people who want to die on their own terms by refusing food and water.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Simmers. It has been edited for length and clarity. Most people are taken aback when
November 15, 2022
Slippery Slope Or Wise Demise? The Pros And Cons Of Medically Assisted Dying
This is the second part of an article on the state of assisted dying around the world. Read Part 1, A Designed Death – Where
November 1, 2022
Barbara Coombs Lee and Paul Smith: Race and culture still matter 50 years after Tuskegee syphilis study
Fifty years ago, an Associated Press reporter uncovered the infamous “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.” Tragically, since the physicians deliberately withheld treatment, 28
October 13, 2022
Philadelphia Inquirer, Why don’t people of color receive better end of life care?
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September 22, 2022
Georgia senior care facilities fumble do-not-resuscitate orders
In April 2018, Charles Milne picked up the phone to hear that his 73-year-old sister was struggling for her life. A nurse from her Marietta-based
September 21, 2022
The Case for Medical Aid in Dying: Part 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this series,1,2 I examined arguments by opponents of MAID based on beliefs that the practice is categorically wrong, followed
September 6, 2022
The Case for Medical Aid in Dying: Part 2
In part 1 of this series,1 I argued that in our society, in valuing an individual’s right to choose how to live their life unless
August 30, 2022
End-of-Life Advocate Finds Her Second Phase
In 2006, Phyllis Talley (J.D./M.P.A. ’18) walked away from a successful career on Wall Street where she worked as a broker’s clerk on the New
August 24, 2022
