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Study: End of life discussion benefits patients and families. Read the full press release here(PDF)». The study, "Associations Between End-Of-Life Discussion, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment," can be found here: Full Study»
Study: All patients using Oregon Death With Dignity Act were mentally competent to make informed choice. The study, published in the British Medical Journal also found that patients who received prescriptions under the Act were less anxious or hopeless than those who did not. Read the full press release package here(PDF)»
Right to Die: Is it too easy to remove life support? Congressional Quarterly Researcher, May 13, 2005 Read the Article (PDF)»
Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Conservative Critique of Intervention, Daniel E. Lee, Hastings Center Report. Read the Article (PDF)»
Professional Organizations’ Position Statements on Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Case for Studied Neutrality, Timothy E. Quill and Christine K. Cassel Read the Article (PDF)»
Promoting Good Pain Management in California, Kathryn Tucker, California Health Law News, Summer 2004. Read the Article (PDF)»
Report to Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell from the Committees on the Attorney Generals Initiative on End of Life Care, 2004. Read the Article (PDF)»
A Bishop Speaks: John Shelby Spong, “Assisted Suicide: A Christian Choice and a New Freedom” Read the Story (PDF)»
Visit PhysicianAidinDying.com, a new website addressed to the religious community advocating the legalization of physician Aid in Dying in limited circumstances with strict safeguards Visit the Web site»
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