Life of End

Life of End

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End of Life issues in society have to do with whether death occurs "naturally," the quality of life near death, and who determines and who chooses among the alternatives for living or dying near the end of one's life.

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- A guide to exploring ideas, feelings and experiences related to death and dying, quality of life and suffering, old age,and voluntary euthanasia.
- To understand and transform the culture and experience of dying and bereavement
- End-of-life issues - meeting the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and practical needs of terminally ill patients and their caregivers.
- Provides information, links, and book reviews that deal with death and the dying process.
- Four-part PBS series by television journalist Bill Moyers that focuses on end-of-life care in the U.S.
- Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide.
- Mission is to expand end-of-life choices and advance the legalization of physician aid in dying.
- Campaign to improve care of the dying by coalition of healthcare professional and consumer organizations. News and discussion on death and dying, reports on palliative care, resource directory, free publications, and e-mail newsletter provided.
- Non-profit agency providing services to people with terminal illnesses; education, videos and training on AIDS and death and dying including works by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and Dannion Brinkley.
- Official site for the psychiatrist who wrote the groundbreaking book "On Death and Dying." Biography, publications, quotes, and related links.
- Resources for people with life-threatening diseases and transcripts of the radio program, "All Things Considered."
- Report examines the role of psychology and psychologists in end-of-life decisions and quality of care issues.
- This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care.
- Discusses the withdrawal of food and fluids from PVS patients without other complicating conditions from a Christian viewpoint.
- A PBS program exploring the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today. Features real life stories about people who have faced these personal decisions.
- Aims to raise community awareness of death and dying. Holds workshops on the physical, emotional and spiritual care of the dying.
- This message of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America draws attention to end-of-life decisions and encourages action on it.

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