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Posted on July 10th, 2008

Written by Judy

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feeding tube, living will, pain management, right to die

The Most Explosive Question

Just about every other week a reader writes in with some version of the same question: Who, in the event of an unbearable terminal illness, has the right to shorten a life?
And just about every other week that question sent me scrambling for answers.
Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to find myself at the Funeral Consumers Alliance [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2008

Written by Judy

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hospice care, legal consequences, pain medications, right to die, suicide. Kathryn Tucker

Can I Help My Dying Friend Shorten Her Life?

Dear Judy,
One of my closest friends has received a terminal diagnosis — six months to a year, best we can tell. She has told me she is planning to kill herself before the pain gets really bad, and she wants me to help her out in those last hours, get information, administer the drugs or [...]