Religion

Nov 14

2

Six Before 80? My Cat May Know

By Sandra Shaw Homer | Choice, Dementia, Dying, End-of-life care, Medical Aid in Dying, Religion, Spirituality, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die | 13 Comments

You do everything you can, take every possible step to delay the inevitable. At what point do you say, “Enough. I’m done.” And welcome freedom.

Nov 07

0

When It Comes to End-of-Life, Some Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

By Kevyn Burger | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Dying, Healthcare Power of Attorney, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Spirituality, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die, VSED | 4 Comments

With or without Medical Aid in Dying, VSED offers a legal option; a new book explains all the ins and outs from every angle.

Oct 17

0

I Helped My Friend Judy Navigate Her Exit; It Wasn’t Easy

By Laura Kenig | Choice, Disability, DNR, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Spirituality, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die | 5 Comments

How to get a ride in a squad car. “It makes what could be a loving, family affair a secret, clandestine event! Such a shame.”

Jul 18

4

DWD Laws Leave More Unanswered Than They Address

By Katie Engelhart | Choice, Death With Dignity Act, Dementia, Disability, Dying, End-of-life care, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, Organ and Tissue Donation, PAD, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die | 7 Comments

On the surface, continued passage of U.S. death-with-dignity laws appears favorable for the RTD cause. But the landscape is littered with potholes, land mines, and detours that raise more questions than the new laws address.

Jul 11

3

My Path To Supporting Patients All The Way

By Ben Janzen | Choice, Dying, End-of-life care, Medical Aid in Dying, Religion, Spirituality, Suffering and Death, The Right to Die | One Comment

What happens when a devout person of faith – steeped for life in church doctrine that preaches the sanctity of life – must minister to dying patients who choose to exit with aid because state law provides that option?

May 09

4

How We Learn About Death, Part 2

By Terri Daniel | Advance Directives, Choice, Death With Dignity Act, Dementia, Dying, Final Exit Network, Medical Aid in Dying, PAD, POLST, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Spirituality, Suicide | 21 Comments

Part 2 of How We Learn About Death by Dr. Terri Daniel.

May 02

4

How We Learn About Death, Part 1

By Terri Daniel | Advance Directives, Death With Dignity Act, Dementia, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Grief, Medical Aid in Dying, POLST, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Spirituality, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die, VSED | 5 Comments

Please join us in welcoming author, podcast host, and end-of-life educator, and atheist chaplain Terri Daniel as a guest contributor to the blog.

Apr 18

6

Stories from FEN Members — April 2021

By Kevin Bradley | Choice, Dementia, Final Exit Network, Grief, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, Religion, Suffering and Death, The Right to Die | 3 Comments

More FEN members share why they care about the right to die in general, and why they joined FEN in particular.

Apr 04

14

How and why churches use fear in opposing the right to die.

By Kevin Bradley | Religion, Spirituality, Suicide | 10 Comments

Why was suicide illegal, and what is the biblical basis for preaching about an eternal hell?

Jul 08

1

Why do Christians fear death?

By Kevin Bradley | Religion | 11 Comments

Kevin Bradley discusses heaven and hell and the fear of death among those with whom he has been involved in his career with hospice and hospital patients.