Posts Tagged ‘assisted dying’
The War On Death
23, Jul 2011Death and Budgets David Brooks, New York Times (July 15, 2011) Much of the budget mess may stem from a deep cultural antipathy toward recognizing our own mortality. The Quagmire: How American Medicine is Destroying Itself Daniel Callahan and Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic (July 15, 2011) Since the American political system (read: mostly [...]
Terry Pratchett and Assisted Dying in England
18, Jun 2011Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die BBC iPlayer (only available until 9:59PM Monday, June 20, 2011) Terry Pratchett’s BBC Documentary Reopens Debate on Assisted Dying Fantasy writer’s film shows final moments of a man with motor neurone disease at Dignitas clinic in Switzerland Esther Addley, The Guardian (June 07, 2011) Terry Pratchett Defends Choosing to Die [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics|Grief + Mourning|Suicide
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity, Dignitas, religion, video
The Kevorkian Generation
9, Jun 2011Life After Kevorkian He fought for the right to assisted suicide. Now what should we do with it? William Saletan, Slate (June 3, 2011) I am a member of the Kevorkian generation. Those of us in our mid-to-late thirties and onwards into our forties are usually called Generation X (for those who still remember the [...]
Suicide Tourism
18, Mar 2011The Suicide Tourist Frontline (March 22, 2011) On March 22, 2011, Frontline will re-broadcast its brilliant documentary The Suicide Tourist. This is an exceptionally well done documentary (even for Frontline) and it captures the end of one man’s life, Craig Ewert, with an unflinching gaze. I watched it last year. Unfortunately, the website version of [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity, Dignitas, video
Discussing End-of-Life with Jane Brody
21, Jan 2011Personal Health: Keep Your Voice, Even at the End of Life Jane E. Brody, The New York Times (January 18, 2011) Here is a quick follow-on article to the recent post on End-of-Life discussions in the American medical system. Jane Brody, of the New York Times, has been writing for some time about the importance [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity