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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 ...
Advance Directives and Spending at the End of Life
Causal link between advance care planning, spending and burdens on families ...
Ambivalence about End of Life Planning and Assisted Suicide
In 2012, American Medical News reported two not wholly unrelated articles ...
DNR Orders and Foregoing Treatment
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests Do Not Resuscitate orders may prompt caregivers to forego ...
Frail Elderly Avoiding Unwanted Hospitalizations
Advance care planning is important for frail elderly patients ...