Quebec Bill Would Enable Medical Aid in Dying for Alzheimer’s
Providing medical aid in dying (MAID) — sometimes referred to as “death with dignity” — is fraught with both legal and ethical concerns. Yet,…
Providing medical aid in dying (MAID) — sometimes referred to as “death with dignity” — is fraught with both legal and ethical concerns. Yet,…
When both of my parents entered medical crisis in a short span of time around age 90, I realized that the end of their…
For many contemplating end-of-life planning and the later stages of dementia and other cognitive disorders, euthanasia and assisted suicide remain contentious issues. While the…
Diane Rehm’s husband, John, was living with severe Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. In the late stages of his disease, he told her that…
Gerda Saunders, an author and former gender studies professor in Salt Lake City, Utah, was diagnosed with microvascular dementia in 2010 at age 60….
Treading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people stipulate in advance that…
Almost everyone who knows they carry the Alzheimer’s gene finds out the same way: sitting at a computer, poring intently over a screen that…