Columnist Chuck Yarborough on Death with Dignity

Read: A near-death anniversary kindles a wish: Shouldn’t we be able to choose our own time to cross the Rainbow Bridge? – From Cleveland.com, October 26, 2018. This piece ran in the Plain Dealer on 10/28/2018 under the headline ‘Sadness? Yes. Death with Dignity? Yes. Humans Deserve the Same’ Chuck Yarborough, the Plain Dealer’s music critic, […]

A Major Change from The American Academy of Family Physicians

The American Academy of Family Physicians just completed it’s Congress of Delegates’ meeting in New Orleans. In a major change, it’s delegates voted to formally begin using the term “medical aid in dying” and reject the term “physician-assisted suicide.” They are also taking a position of “engaged neutrality” and are urging the American Medical Association to […]

A Message from our Founder: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Last month I was preparing for our annual meeting and it helped give me a sense of perspective on what we have accomplished and what we are working toward. At the start of the last fiscal year our board of directors, active volunteers and I did not know how the year would progress. We were […]

A Discussion of End of Life Options on NPR

LISTEN: ‘Where to Start with End-of-Life Decisions on NPR’s the 1A Show, April 19,2018. In the wake of former First Lady Barbara Bush’s death, host Joshua Johnson and guests had a discussion centered around end of life choices, palliative care, and medical aid in dying. You can find the guest list, with a brief note of […]