California Department of Public Health Report on MAiD for 2022
California End of Life Option Act Report 2022 Data Report
New Video: A Visit to Pegasos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giTet2PLneU In this video, Christie shares the personal story of her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 88. With no prospect of improvement, Christie's mother decided to end her life at Pegasos in Switzerland. Christie has carefully…
Assisted dying now legal in New Zealand, End of Life Choice Act a ‘huge relief’ for some
“We have to remember people who are eligible are already dying, this is just the way that they die – not the fact they will die.” https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/euthanasia-debate/300443715/assisted-dying-now-legal-in-new-zealand-end-of-life-choice-act-a-huge-relief-for-some
I’m the Doctor Who Is Here to Help You Die
In an article adapted from the newly-released book "The Inevitable," Dr. Lonny Shavelson, Chairman of the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying talks about his experiences prescribing life-ending drugs to terminally ill people in California and how he…
Death with Dignity: How I helped my dad die
A daughter's story of her father's decision to end his life when he lost his independence and freedom due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He was facing quadriplegia. Her dad sent her a text message…
Patient Rights Eroded as Pendulum Swings to More Rights for Institutions
This important discussion highlights the ways in which faith-based institutions impose religious value based treatment decisions on doctors and patients. Most often, patients enter faith-based institutions without any idea that the institution is bound by Ethical Rights Directives which can…
2018 Statistics – California’s End of Life Option Act
The 2019 Annual Report is now out For 2018 337 California individuals died from ingestion of aid-in-dying drugs, a rate of 12.6 per 10,000 deaths based on 268,4743 deaths to California residents in 2018. 23 of those received their prescriptions…