Making Your Wishes Known
Name someone to speak for you when you can no longer speak for yourself.
Click here for resources on advance directives and durable powers of attorney for healthcare decisions.
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In the News
For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End
Jane Gross
New York Times
May 5, 2008
Slow medicine encourages physicians to put on the brakes when considering care that may have high risks and limited rewards for the elderly.
Public pleas for organs fuel ethical qualms
Kevin B. O'Reilly
American Medical News
May 5, 2008
Critics say patients who publicly solicit strangers to donate are jumping ahead in the organ waiting line. Public solicitations give an unfair advantage to well-to-do, well-educated, good-looking patients.
The Light of Death
Nancy Gibbs
Time Magazine
May 5, 2008
Two out of three people die in hospitals or nursing homes, often alone, the process prolonged by a conspiracy of hope, fear, bureaucracy, inertia. There's a specter to haunt us, a death worth fearing, altogether different from the death we can embrace.
Congress Passes Bill to Bar Bias Based on Genes
Amy Harmon
New York Times
May 2, 2008
If the bill is signed into law, more people are expected to take advantage of genetic testing and to participate in genetic research. Still, some experts said people should think twice before revealing their genetic information.
Hidden Complications of a Living Will
Terri Cullen
Wall Street Journal
May 1, 2008
Although I suspected my mom shared my views on end-of-life care I wasn't entirely sure. And by designating someone to speak for her in the event she couldn't, it should help to ease any family conflicts over who would ultimately be responsible for making tough decisions.
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