Recommended Reading

PDFs for download

The Clinical, Ethical and Legislative Case for Medical Aid in Dying in New York
by David C. Leven, JD and Timothy E. Quill, MD

Hospice Care for Patients Who Choose to Hasten Death by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinkingby Judith Schwarz, PhD

Aid in Dying Language Matters
by David C. Leven, JD and Kathryn Tucker, JD

Physician Aid in Dying Pros and Cons
by Peter Rogatz, MD

Stopping Eating and Drinking
by Judith Schwarz, PhD

The Right to Decide
by Peter Rogatz, MD

The War Against Death
by Peter Rogatz, MD

The Changing Climate for Physician Aid in Dying
by David Orentlicher MD

Oregon’s experience with aid in dying: findings from the the death with dignity laboratoryby Barbara Coombs Lee

Implementing a Death with Dignity Program at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
by Elizabeth Trice Loggers et al

The Brittany Maynard Effect: How she is changing the debate
by Marcia Angell

Alzheimer's Disease and Written Directives to Withhold Oral Feedings
by Judith Schwarz, PhD

Using Advance Medical Directives to Ensure Your End of Life Treatment Choices are Honored by Judith Schwarz, PhD