Survey helps provide clarity for physicians About 20% of the U.S. population live in states where providing medical aid in dying is legal, so understanding the experiences of physicians who provide ...

When I was growing up, my dad would take me to the hospital to see my mom, Jeanne, at work. She was an registered nurse in the operating room and emergency department. By the end of her career, she ...

As an Oregon family physician who treated thousands of patients in every stage of life over my 35-year career, I learned that the most important gifts I can offer a dying patient are comfort and ...

BERKELEY ― In the United States, medical aid in dying (MAID) is used mostly by white patients, even after states with more racially and ethnically diverse populations legalized the practice. Pondering ...

While a legal battle goes on, a state appeals court has reinstated California’s physician aid-in-dying law, at least temporarily. The Fourth District Court of Appeal in Riverside issued an immediate ...

In the United States, physician aid in dying (PAD) is now legal in several states. However, neither a requirement for a palliative care (PC) consultation nor a defined education in PC exists for ...

“If this is what life is going to be like,” my father said, “I don’t want it.” I was astonished. To me, life seemed precious. It still does. But two months earlier, he had developed leukemia and was ...

I recently had the opportunity to testify before the New York State Assembly Committee on Health in support of the pending Medical Aid in Dying Act, A. 2383-A. The following is my testimony. I am a ...

As physicians debate medical aid-in-dying, a series of articles published in The BMJ indicates most UK physicians support legislation for assisted dying. Here are four takeaways from the discussion. 1 ...

“If this is what life is going to be like,” my father said, “I don’t want it.” I was astonished. To me, life seemed precious. It still does. But two months earlier, he had developed leukemia and was ...