Journal of Pain and Symptom Management February 2025 Hope A. Wechkin, MD, Paul T. Menzel, PhD, ∙ Elizabeth T. Loggers, MD, PhD,∙ Robert C. Macauley, MD, ∙ Thaddeus M. Pope, JD, PhD, Peter L. Reagan, MD, Timothy E. Quill, MD (This article from 2025 relates to our recent…
A clear description of the typical Voluntarily Stopping Eating & Drinking (VSED) experience, day by day. Also a cautionary tale to be sure to have an agreed upon plan should the person undergoing VSED request water. Read about the VSED…
94-year old Rosemary Bowen experienced a loss of independence after a spinal compression fracture. She was clear throughout her life and after the compression fracture that once she was unable to care for herself she wanted to end her life…
This video shows a woman with congestive heart failure who chose to die by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED), or Sterbefasten or Death Fast, as known in Germany. She died at home after 10 days, with round-the-clock care from…
by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D. The Asco Post, June 25, 2018 Attorney and law professor Thad Pope discusses the fact that Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) is legally more accessible to terminally ill patients than Medical or Physician Aid…
Video of HSSD general meeting. A world-renowned expert (ThadPope) on many areas of health law & bioethics speaks about options and limitations for persons suffering from dementia.
Sept. 16, 2018 Speaker: Dr. Bob Uslander Dying Wish, the award winning 20-minute documentary was shown. It chronicles the journey of an eighty-year old retired surgeon with end-stage cancer, on hospice, who chooses to stop eating and drinking with the…
NPR Host Diane Rehm discusses her book, On My Own and about how the death of her husband inspired her to take up a controversial cause: the right to die in America. She is fierce advocate for the right to…
PBS News Hour. March 3, 2016 Diane Rehm's husband, who had Parkinson's, was not eligible medical aid dying. He chose to voluntarily stop eating and drinking in order to end his life. "I rage at a system that wouldn't allow…
Documentary of the process of dying by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. It follows a retired surgeon with end-stage cancer on hospice who chose this method to end his life. Click here for information from the producers about the film…