Posts Tagged ‘death with dignity’
Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir Robert Pear, The New York Times (December 26, 2010) Advance care planning, which touched off a political storm over “death panels,” will be covered under Medicare – a “quiet victory” that supporters have been urged not to crow about. ‘Death Panels’ Controversy: Is Obama Avoiding Congress? The [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity
Frontline Documentary: Facing Death
23, Nov 2010Frontline: Facing Death Miri Navasky and Karen O’Connor (November 23, 2010) How far would you go to sustain the life of someone you love, or your own? A Final Cocoon: Dying at Home Joyce Wadler, The New York Times (November 11, 2010) For some of the terminally ill, creating a space that embodies their deepest [...]
When Medical Treatment is Worse than Death
10, Aug 2010Letting Go What should medicine do when it can’t save your life? Atul Gawande, The New Yorker (August 2, 2010) Dr. Atul Gawande: Make End Of Life More Humane Terry Gross, Fresh Air on WHHY (July 29, 2010) A few weeks ago, Dr. Atul Gawande wrote a good piece on End of Life decision making [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity
Doctors Should Talk with Patients about Death
20, May 2010Doctors Should Talk To Patients About How They Want To Die, Says Regulator James Meikle, The Guardian (May 20 2010) The last month’s worth of news coverage in the UK has focused on nothing but the May elections so it was good to see an old fashioned death and dying story in the Guardian. My [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics|Suicide
- Tags: death with dignity
Rationing End-of-Life Care Debate
29, Apr 2010Debating the Ethics of Rationing End-of-Life Care The NewsHour (April 26, 2010) The NewsHour on PBS ran a short piece on a recent end-of-life care debate at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. A video from the debate, which was much longer and must be available somewhere on the interweb, is embedded [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: bioethics, death with dignity, video