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The Oregon Compassion and Choices Assisted Suicide Enabling Act: C and C "stewarded" 88% of Oregon Assisted Suicides in 2008 by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Sun 15 Mar 2009 4:15pm Compassion and Choices Assisted Suicide Enabling Act. It turns out that representatives of the assisted suicide advocacy organization--formerly the Hemlock Society-- are involved... and come up with some startling--and telling--numbers. From his report: Officers of the assisted-suicide-proponent organization Compassion in Dying/Compassion and Choices of Oregon Read on »

First Washington Legal Assisted Suicide: Compassion and Choices Immediately Issues Press Release by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 7:49pm , Compassion and Choices of Washington. The release said the woman received a diagnosis of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer a month ago, and “she was told she was actively dying.” Ms Read on »

Compassion and Choices "Seven Principles" to Death on Demand by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:05pm Compassion and Choices (formerly Hemlock Society) is the abundantly funded, prime mover and shaker for the assisted suicide movement in the USA. It unquestionably had a good... "Seven Principles" to "improve end-of-life care and expand patient choices." A clear and literal reading of these "principles," demonstrate that the goal is an essential death Read on »

The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can’t by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Fri 28 May 2010 7:12am My colleague Viki Kind has just published a : The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can’t. The Caregiver... an adaptable system for making choices that comes as mu from her heart as from her extensive experience as a bioethicist. Readers will learn the framework and tools to create a good Read on »

Making Choices and Staying Away from Harmful People, Places and Things by Susan Patient Expert

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Posted Mon 16 Mar 2009 3:16pm My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny. ~ Elaine [...] Read on »

Making Choices On the Holidays by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm I’ve been thinking of our family’s past Thanksgivings. For a number of years, the grandparents on both sides were relatively healthy, and we’d have them over for Thanksgiving. They could climb the steps – sometimes with help – but they managed. Read on »

Making a choice by Molly Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:43pm to be a whiner? This is the point where I have to make a choice. Do I succumb to the pain and stay in bed for a week or do I push through it and do what I can in the limited amount of time and energy for each day? That is a choice that I make most days of my life, but it doesn't get any easier each time you make that choice. Life is a struggle. Whether Read on »

Escape, spring is coming and making a choice. by Clare Grant Posted Tue 08 Feb 2011 10:32am 1. To pass my milk-drunk baby to my husband and leave the house for two hours of freedom. 2. A drift of crocuses (mauve over white stems) in the grey-brown park. 3. There is time -- just -- to stand and gaze in the sweet shop while I decide what to buy. Read on »

Top legal mistakes entrepreneurs make: Choice of entity by Mike Klein Patient Expert

Posted Mon 28 Jun 2010 8:06pm This article will briefly describe the pros and cons of C-corporations, S-corporations and limited liability companies. In general, while limited liability companies are a good option for companies who are not going to seek material outside angel or venture capital financing, high-growth companies who will rely on angel or venture capital financi ... Read on »

Eating Elite or Making Choices by Jill N. Registered Dietician

Posted Tue 31 Mar 2009 11:35pm to me to stay hydrated. Do I consider the food that I packed to be elitist? NO. I consider my food, good choices, especially compared to most airport fare. So, go for real food Read on »