by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Live in Washington State? In a crisis? Suicidal? Call 911. Then what? A dispatcher sends crisis negotiators who, if they follow the suggestions provided at a recent negotiators’ training session, could help you consider “all options.” If you’re...
by APFLI | May 15, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
“Jump off!” “Stop wasting our time, we’ve been here for ages, do us a favor!” the crowd gathered outside the McDonald’s restaurant shouted to the man 50 feet above them. The 38-year-old, after eleven hours of police negotiation,...
by APFLI | May 15, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
[Originally published as a statement for the BBC] There has been a profound shift in attitude in my state since the voters of Oregon narrowly embraced assisted suicide 11 years ago. A shift that, I believe, has been detrimental to our patients, degraded the quality of...
by APFLI | May 14, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
The Hospice Industry is Booming, But Concerns Are Rising About Treatments for Patients Who Are Not Near Death. This story is part of an ongoing WashPost series on the hospice industry in America. Read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Clinard “Bud” Coffey, 77, a retired...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Use and Abuse of POLST Forms Expands “Physician’s Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment” (POLST) forms were designed as a tool for end-of-life planning. More simple in concept than an advance health care directive, durable power of attorney for health care, or living...
