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Faye Girsh reflects on one of the biggest obstacles to the right to die.
As a counter-point to Derek Humphry’s recent post, the director of FEN’s Exit Guide program voices support for self-deliverance based on a “completed life.”
Throughout history, death of a loved one has been a family event, not a medical one. It still is in many countries, and could be again in the US.
Derek Humphry, co-founder of The Hemlock Society and Final Exit Network, reflects on the trend of using “completed life” as a reason for self-deliverance among the elderly.
Bill Palmer shares some reflections and insights as founder of Death Cafe Oakland in California.
Has anyone told you to not be afraid or angry when making end-of-life decisions? They were wrong.
Responding to an article in the Duluth (Minnesota) News Tribune, Rev. Edward Holland and Rev. Harlan Limpert of Interfaith Clergy for End-of-Life Options voice their support for Medical Aid in Dying.
Many advocates of the right to die want universal health care, noting that physician-aided death is legal in Canada. What might that mean for FEN?
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, distinguished oncologist and bioethicist, a vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania, chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, an author and editor in the health care field, wants to die at age 75. Why would he make such a decision in what many would see as the prime of his life?
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