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end of life care

The midwife at the end of life

October 9, 2014 by Dr. V

Like many of you, I’ve been mesmerized by the bravery of Brittany Maynard, a 29 year old woman who is dying of Stage IV brain cancer. After hearing the course of the disease progression from her doctors and considering what the end of her days were likely to be like, she made the incredibly difficult decision to move to Oregon, one of a handful of states in which assisted suicide is legal, and choose the day and manner in which she will die.   While her story is compelling and ... Read more »

Filed Under: Daily Life, Euthanasia/Hospice, Health, Picks of the Litter Tagged With: end of life care, hospice, IAAHPC

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