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 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 […]
A Point by Point Defense of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Law
“I am convinced that physician assisted dying can be, and is, practiced responsibly” Ann Jackson, who spent 20 years as CEO of the Oregon Hospice Association, is more familiar than most with Oregon’s Death with Dignity Law. She led the organization before and after the law’s passage, voting against the initial referendum, but in the […]
“Everyone Should Have This Option”: Jan Rowe on Her Family’s Commitment to Death with Dignity
By Rebecca Schlessinger, Death with Dignity National Center, September 28, 2107
“Everyone Should Have This Option”: Jan Rowe on Her Family’s Commitment to Death with Dignity
By Rebecca Schlessinger, Death with Dignity National Center, September 28, 2107