Death and Dying


Death and dying - Outline


General
Very interesting site to help people remember that their time in this world is limited. Calculates your expected death date based on birthdate and gender.
Calculates your life expectancy on the basis on Northwestern Mutual life insurance company's criteria.
Unbelievable site - incredible links to other scholarly sources, databases on death statistics, cross cultural perspectives and differing views of death, debates on euthanasia, abortion, religion.
Their good list of links on death.
Guide to death, dying, bereavement, and end of life issues on the net. Annotated search engines and links.
Small but good list of links related to death.
Good links on terminal illness and dying and being cared for in hospice. 
 
  • AliveHospice

  • A good site with information about children's understanding of death at different developmental periods, tips for how parents should talk to their children about death, warning signs for at risk bereaved children, and the needs of a grieving child.


    Grief

    Comprehensive links and bereavement resources for death at any age. 
    from the Transition, Loss, and Change (TLC) group useful articles on understanding grieving
    Transcript of a Daniel Redwood interview with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross entitled "On Death and Dying."
    A good criticism of what Kubler-Ross's 5 stages of grief have become. 

    Euthanasia

    Good, balanced treatment of the legal and religious issues over euthanasia. 
    Good, basic information on issues and definitions of terms related with death decisions.
    Site clearly against euthanasia. Lots of information but definitely biased.
    The name says it all. Good, but one-sided information.
    Clearly pro-euthanasia group from the UK. Good information on euthanasia around the world.
    An ethical perspective. Good legal information on key cases throughout history and many other links on euthanasia.
    Pro-euthanasia site - many links and much information.
     
  • Right-to-Die Legal Cases

  • Shows the legal history of how judges made new law for patients (or their surrogates) who wanted to disconnect artificial life support.
     

  • Physician-Assisted Suicide Legal Cases

  • Quotes the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, reviews the Glucksberg and Quill cases at the U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court, the Sanderson case on religious freedom, and comments on the Kevorkian cases.

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