hospice care
We need to respect the choice not to die of COVID-19 alone
By Charles C. Camosy — April 13, 2020
(RNS) — There are values that trump the singular goal of lowering COVID-19 infection rates. One of those is accompanying loved ones as they pass away and providing them with clergy.
Death doulas guide the way for those who face the end of life
By Chace Beech — November 8, 2019
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (RNS) — As they face dying, some older Americans are turning to death doulas, trained caregivers who guide the dying through the spiritual and logistical challenges they face at the end of life.
Doctor who championed ‘death with dignity’ dies at 83
By Tracy Gordon — March 13, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Peter Goodwin, the first doctor in Oregon to campaign publicly for the terminally ill to obtain medical help in ending their lives, died Sunday shortly after exercising the right he fought to secure. He was 83. By Anne Saker.
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