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Medical Aid-In-Dying

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Does Calling Severe Anorexia a Terminal Condition Matter?

What is at stake in calling extreme, end-stage anorexia nervosa a terminal condition? It may be thought to have implications for end-of-life decisions. I will argue that this is a mistake, although one that needs explanation.
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Honoring My Friend’s Last Words

I’ll always feel like I missed an opportunity by sending his call to voicemail. I had no idea that this would be my last opportunity to speak with him.
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MAID Without Borders? Oregon Drops the Residency Requirement

Oregon, which legalized medical aid in dying (MAID) in 1997, has dropped the requirement that had limited MAID access to residents of the state. What are the ethical and social implications of this policy change?
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Is Medical Aid in Dying a Human Right? Another View

An essay for Bioethics Forum earlier this month concludes that medical aid in dying is not a human right. But we should have a right to decide what suffering we are willing to endure and receive medical assistance necessary to avoid the suffering we want to avoid.
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Physician-Assisted Death and Journalism Ethics

A New York Times special report on euthanasia of a Paralympics champion in Belgium was ethically problematic for several reasons.
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Is Medical Aid in Dying a Human Right?

The Kings County Medical Society in New York recently hosted a brunch with New York State legislators. One of the guests was Richard Gottfried, chair of the New York State Assembly Health Committee, who is cosponsoring A2694, a bill legalizing medical aid in dying (MAID). As a medical oncologist with 30 years’ experience treating seriously ill patients, I have concerns about it, and I expressed them to Gottfried.
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Bioethics Forum Essay

Should Feeling Tired of Life Be Grounds for Euthanasia?

Should an elderly person in decent health but "tired of life" be able to die with a physician's assistance? The Netherlands is grappling with this question.
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Bioethics Forum Essay

Love and Boundaries in Medicine

It’s a little-known and rarely discussed fact of medical practice that doctors value the ability to love our patients. If the thought of doctors loving patients makes you queasy, be...
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Hawaii’s New End-of-Life Law: Do the Additional Safeguards Withstand Scrutiny?

Last month, Hawaii became the seventh state, with the District of Columbia, to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Similar to some of the other state laws, Hawaii’s Our Care, Our Choice Act...
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Does the Future Belong to Assisted Death?

I have been opposed to physician-assisted death for well over 30 years. I need to go back to my early days with this issue to lay out some of my...
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