New paths could allow medical aid in dying for people with dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 07, 2024
A lot of people who have dementia want to use medical aid in dying (MAID) to end their lives before they lose their decision-making capacity and other abilities. This hasn’t been allowed up until now...
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 24
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2018
NPR correspondent outlines struggle to pay for Medicare-recipient mom’s rehab after ‘observation status’ … New York lawmakers holding hearings on long idle physician-assisted suicide...
Terminally ill patients might be allowed to take suicide drugs in Colorado
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 17, 2016
Voters in Colorado will decide in November whether to pass a bill that would allow suicide through drugs for the terminally ill.
Life, death and other tough choices for nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Nov 21, 2014
As Mom used to say, where you stand usually depends on where you sit. That adage seems especially relevant for handling the wishes of residents diagnosed with terminal conditions.
Are assisted dying facilities about to go mainstream?
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 15, 2014
It’s no secret that aging Americans increasingly are attracted to assisted living, but recent developments in this country and others suggest they also have a growing interest in assisted dying....