The Right to Die – Page 9 – The Good Death Society Blog

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021

Why I Joined Final Exit Network

A past experience with his beloved, suffering wife, and a staunch belief to not go down the dementia rabbit-hole, led “Andrew” to join Final Exit Network. Read to find out why. (Continue reading ...)

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021

Pets vs. Humans: A Difference In Compassion, And In Knowing What The Patient Desires

It’s a pillar of the RTD movement, that we treat our suffering pets more humanely than suffering friends and family members. “Let me die like a dog” has long been a call to compassion. The author went through the agonizing decision to “put down” a beloved canine companion, and he regrets not knowing what “Woody” would have wanted. (Continue reading ...)

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021

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 ...)

July 11, 2021July 18, 2021

My Path To Supporting Patients All The Way

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? (Continue reading ...)

July 4, 2021July 6, 2021

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 ...)

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021

The Highest Good

What is the highest good and who decides? Here are some reflections on that question from Lamar Hankins. (Continue reading ...)

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021

How to Be Part of Online Death Discussions

Please welcome death and grief educator, author, and public speaker Gail Rubin, aka The Doyenne of Death, as a guest contributor to the blog. (Continue reading ...)

May 2, 2021May 14, 2021

How We Learn About Death, Part 1

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. (Continue reading ...)

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021