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The Right to Die

Does MAiD target disabled people? Dr. B.J. Miller reflects on the challenges.

By | Choice, Disability, Discrimination, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Hospice, Medical Aid in Dying, Not Dead Yet, Palliative Care, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die | 2 Comments

In the second of a two-part blog, a renowned EOL healthcare reformer (a triple amputee) talks to Final Exit Network about the thorny nexus between Medical Aid in Dying and the profound challenges faced by disabled people.

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Is There an “Epidemic” of Suicide Among the Elderly?

By | Choice, Dementia, Disability, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die | 11 Comments

If we believe much of what we read, suicide by U.S. seniors is running rampant. Don’t believe it. Some of those “suicidal” folks are making rational decisions to retire from a life well lived that is no longer worth extending.

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