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Palliative Sedation is Not a Panacea
Alexander Kon, MD, responds to the limitations of palliative sedation in bringing patients to a level of comfort ...
Ethical Considerations in Diagnosing Disorders of Consciousness
Lorell LaBoube interviews Art Caplan and Joe Fins about their article in the America Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience focusing on ...
A Progress Report on Palliative Care
Christian Sinclair, associate medical director of Kansas City Hospice, Karin Porter-Williamson ...
Terri Schiavo – Five Years Later
Terri Schiavo’s story turned into a national shouting match over life and death and who decides ...
What did the Nancy Cruzan case mean for us?
Twenty years ago, William Colby argued the Nancy Cruzan case before the US Supreme Court ...
Balancing Faith and Politics
Episcopal priest and retired Missouri U.S Senator and attorney general John Danforth presented the keynote address at the Center’s 25th ...
Without Regrets: A Nurse’s Advice about Aging and Dying
Caring for our frail parents, spouses and friends is fraught with choices and decisions ...
Ambivalence about End of Life Planning and Assisted Suicide
In 2012, American Medical News reported two not wholly unrelated articles ...