Ethics and End of Life Choices
The developement of advanced, life-prolonging technology in chronic and irreversable illnesses raises new questions. Attention is frequently directed at quality of life rather than just the duration of it. This opens the door to ethical dilemmas regarding life and death.
Introduction to Difficult Decisions
Throughout most of our lives, medical decisions are quite easy. As one gets older, however, these decisions become more difficult.
Throughout most of our lives, medical decisions are quite easy. As one gets older, however, these decisions become more difficult.
Dying Well
Dr. Ira Byock, long time palliative care physician and advocate for improved end-of-life care, and a past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, provides written resources and referrals to organizations, web sites and books to empower persons with life threatening illness and their families to live fully.
Dr. Ira Byock, long time palliative care physician and advocate for improved end-of-life care, and a past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, provides written resources and referrals to organizations, web sites and books to empower persons with life threatening illness and their families to live fully.
Finding Our Way
The practical advice, resources, and personal stories in Finding Our Way can teach how to approach death and dying with the same kind of planning and emotional preparedness we strive for in the rest of our lives. We are finding better ways to live with dying in America.
The practical advice, resources, and personal stories in Finding Our Way can teach how to approach death and dying with the same kind of planning and emotional preparedness we strive for in the rest of our lives. We are finding better ways to live with dying in America.
Economic Motives for Physician-Assisted Suicide
An interesting article by Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D. about the possible economic motives for physician assisted suicide.
An interesting article by Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D. about the possible economic motives for physician assisted suicide.