Medical Futility Blog

It looks like Oklahoma will become the third state to adopt the new Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. Both chambers of the legislature pass...

A new website is specifically devoted to combatting MAID misinformation. MAID is one of the most discussed — and misunderstood — areas of h...

This brief film offers some compelling perspectives on MAID from family member caregivers and from Dr. Sandy Buchman. Through intimate stor...

Providence St. Joseph Health has published a podcast series  addressing prevalent issues in clinical ethics. This one is on "Care for U...

I'm delighted to deliver the third annual Faye Girsch Endowed Lecture in Medical Aid in Dying at UCSD on May 22, 2026. My title is  Medi...

Here is a 20-minute video  of my recent presentation to the American Geriatrics Society: Point-Counterpoint - Are Dementia VSED Advance Dire...

I recently collected more than 20 recent court cases in which clinicians and healthcare institutions were held liable for failing to follow...

This one-hour meeting  of the End of Life Doula Discussion Group focused on Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED). The meeting is...

Rates of medical aid in dying vary dramatically across the country. New Mexico has the highest rate, higher even than Oregon which had more ...

My latest article on the sad state of informed consent in U.S. healthcare is now available here from the University of Illinois Chicago Law...

Today's New York Times describes minimal comfort feeding to avoid living into and with late-stage dementia. MCF is  an attractive alt...

For weeks, the family of Anthony Romeo Gestone pushed Nassau University Medical Center to delay brain death evaluations. But on Tuesday, the...

For some time, Kerala-based medic and activist S. Ganapathy has been challenging the legitimacy of brain death determination. For example, h...

Apply here by June 5 to become a 2026-2027 Hastings Center Sadler Scholar.   Open to advanced doctoral students with a career focus on scho...

Anthony Gestone was admitted to Nassau University Medical Center on April 9, 2026. His parents have prevented clinicians from conducting bra...

I only go to La Crosse, Wisconsin once per year as part of an annual bike ride. But I should visit more often. They have better paved the wa...

23-year-old Anthony Romeo Gestone  was seriously injured in a car accident on April 9, 2026. In this 22-minute video , Anthony's parents...

State Rep. Eric Synenberg has introduced legislation that would permit medical aid in dying (MAID) in Ohio. But because it is patterned on ...

This recent  panel presentation  includes serious experts on VSED:  Wendy Brown: Producer/Co-Director/Death Doula/Daughter of Cheryl Hauser ...

Every U.S. state  criminally prohibits assisted suicide . Kim Roller violated that law when she helped her mother obtain equipment to hasten...