May 2026
Time
May 22, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
Location
UCSD Moores Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
Event Details
UCSD Medical School announces its annual Faye Girsh Endowed Lecture in Medical Aid in Dying featuring Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C. This presentation will review the evolution of
Event Details
UCSD Medical School announces its annual Faye Girsh Endowed Lecture in Medical Aid in Dying featuring Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C. This presentation will review the evolution of the California End of Life Option Act over its first decade. It then describes how medical aid in dying is likely to evolve over the next five years, including: (1) by expanding access to people with dementia, (2) by changing eligibility requirements, and (3) by amending safeguards to be more evidence based. Open to the public at no charge on Zoom.
June 2026
Time
June 14, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm(GMT-07:00)
Event Details
What do you do when the law won’t allow the kind of death you want? For a growing number of Americans, the answer is: go to Switzerland. Join the
Event Details
What do you do when the law won’t allow the kind of death you want?
For a growing number of Americans, the answer is: go to Switzerland.
Join the Hemlock Society of San Diego for a candid and eye-opening conversation about Voluntary Assisted Death abroad—why people consider it, how it works, and what families experience along the way.
Sunday, June 14 at 1:00 PM (San Diego time)
(4:00 PM Eastern | 9:00 PM UK | 10:00 PM Switzerland)
Live on Zoom | Recording available
This 90-minute program brings together perspectives rarely heard side by side:
- A wife’s story – Pat Spears shares her deeply personal journey and the decisions she and her husband, Bert – facing Alzheimer’s – made to travel to Switzerland.
- A practical roadmap – John Watson, the mastermind behind The Switzerland Alternative, introduces a trusted resource for navigating end-of-life options in Switzerland.
- Inside perspective – Experts from Pegasos explain the process, requirements, and realities of Voluntary Assisted Death in Switzerland
- Your questions answered – A live, open Q&A
Whether you are planning ahead or simply want to understand what options exist beyond U.S. borders, this program offers insight you won’t find in the headlines.
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