Category / End of Life Ethics
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The Cruzan Family 20 Years Later
Twenty years after Nancy Cruzan died following years of litigation and public strife over the right to withdraw life-sustaining treatment, Nancy’s sister Chris Cruzan White and her two daughters, Angie Broaddus and Miranda Lewis, look back and at what lay ahead.
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The End of Life Scare
Health reform must address improving end-of-life care.
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The Ethics of Donation after Cardiac Death
The debate continues on the ethics of donating organs after cardiac death.
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The Legacy of Dr. Jack Kevorkian
He was known as “Dr. Death,” responsible for more than 130 physician-assisted suicides.
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Why you should attend the TPOPP Symposium
The official launch of the Kansas-Missouri TPOPP Coalition.
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Withdrawal of Medicare Provision for End of Life Counseling
Discussion of the Medicare policy to pay for end of life counseling.
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The Surrogacy Saga
John Carney, president & CEO of the Center, discusses where to draw the line between physician guidance and respecting surrogate and patient wishes.
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The Slow Code: Is It Ethical?
Slow codes, defined as half-hearted efforts to resuscitate patients, have been called deceptive, dishonest, unethical and deplorable.
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Too Soon to Give up on Advance Directives
Where do advance directives stand after death of Terri Schiavo?
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Tools to Discuss Advance Care Planning with Aging Clients
Tools to discuss advance care planning
