The Good Death Society Blog | A Project of Final Exit Network

August 16, 2026August 15, 2026

The Challenges With Being Sincere About Assisted Voluntary Death

John’s final wishes did not seem to matter. In hindsight, I wonder if merely stating the death had occurred, without any other details, would have been best. (Continue reading ...)

August 9, 2026August 8, 2026

What It’s Like to Die—and How to Help People as They Die

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." -- Winnie the Pooh (Continue reading ...)

August 2, 2026July 31, 2026

Death, American Style

That there was, and is, an "art of dying" reflects the (particularly American) idea that death, like life, is something to master. (Continue reading ...)

July 26, 2026July 28, 2026

Advance Directives Not Honored: A Wife’s Story

My husband was clinically dead when they started the CPR and intubation. There was no coming back to himself. So why were his wishes not honored? (Continue reading ...)

July 19, 2026July 20, 2026

“I Want Her to Be Respected”

"I know she's dying. I just want her to be respected." (Continue reading ...)

July 12, 2026July 10, 2026

How the Norse Faced Death: What Viking Grief Can Teach Us

The Norse made space for mourning and for continuing bonds with the people they had lost. We could do more of that, too. (Continue reading ...)

July 5, 2026July 3, 2026

Why You Should Have A Healthcare Agent

Without legal next of kin or a healthcare agent, a court will appoint a complete stranger to be your guardian to make life and death decisions. If you're uncomfortable with that, name your power of attorney. (Continue reading ...)

June 28, 2026June 26, 2026

2025 Report: An Investigative Analysis of Implementation Barriers Across U.S. Jurisdictions Where Medical Aid in Dying is Legal

Last year, the Completed Life Initiative commissioned Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe to conduct a landscape analysis of common barriers and best practices of medical aid in dying (MAID) in the United States. How jurisdictions address the implementation challenges documented in the report will shape how legal authorization translates to meaningful access for all eligible patients who choose MAID as an end-of-life option. (Continue reading ...)

June 21, 2026June 18, 2026

A Hidden Species

"Society would be well-served to understand what proportion of the population chooses to hasten their death. Only by measuring a phenomenon can we hope to understand it and craft beneficial public policy in response to it." -- Doug Wussler (Continue reading ...)

June 14, 2026June 12, 2026

Hospitality at the End of Life

Dying at "home" with loved ones is a bit easier now, thanks to a small but growing number of end-of-life hosts who open their doors to those who go to Vermont and Oregon to die. (Continue reading ...)

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