I Helped My Friend Judy Navigate Her Exit; It Wasn’t Easy
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.” (Continue reading ...)
Linguistic Accuracy Was Put to Death; It Wasn’t ‘Euthanized’
If you believe the media and ignorant, sanctioned killers, ‘putting down’ healthy animals that have done nothing to deserve an early death is a compassionate, merciful act. After all, they are ‘euthanized.’ (Continue reading ...)
Is MAiD Compatible with Hospice and Palliative Care? Dr. BJ Miller reflects.
A TED Talk star, interviewed by Oprah and featured in N.Y. Times Magazine, opens up to Final Exit Network about Medical Aid in Dying, the state of U.S. healthcare, and how we irrationally fear death. (Continue reading ...)
Farewell to Hemlock: Killed by its Name
Death in a boardroom; no “Caring Friends” present. Take a retrospective look at what happened to the Hemlock Society USA, as recounted soon after by its principal founder. (Continue reading ...)
Lillian’s Story: Pride and Prejudice
Smart, independent and strong-willed, Lillian blogged openly about her intention to “turn out the lights” in her own time. After it happened, the obituaries did not tell it the way she wanted. (Continue reading ...)
Free Speech Is on Trial Again in Minnesota
Final Exit Network is again in the crosshairs of Minnesota authorities who don’t believe in freedom of speech. (Continue reading ...)
A Chosen Death: The Right to Write Your Own Life’s Story
Everyone clamors for “a natural death.” It rarely happens. “We have always done everything in our power to wrestle death from the hands of nature,” says someone who knows. (Continue reading ...)
Advance Directives Are Key To EOL Success (Maybe). Take Charge.
Despite your best intentions, don’t wait until “five minutes to midnight” to take care of your end-of-life plan. (Continue reading ...)
DWD Laws Leave More Unanswered Than They Address
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. (Continue reading ...)
A Humane End-of-Life for Humans Too
Every U.S. state has laws against treating animals with cruelty. But only a handful permit Medical Aid in Dying to alleviate human suffering – and only in a small set of very limited circumstances.
What’s wrong with this picture? (Continue reading ...)