Mental Health - Widower Experience (WX)

A Documentary That Isn't About Dying — It's About Living Sidenote: Below you'll find a German version. Kurze Bemerkung: Weiter unten auch die Deutschen Text Since my wife's assisted death, I have written about medical aid in dying, personal autonomy, and living with a terminal illness. My wife was an equine therapist. For many years, she worked with people, helping them connect with horses. She was also a Centered Riding Instructor, supporting children with disabilities and helping stroke survivors regain confidence and independence. Horses were never just her profession—they were her passion. After eleven years of devastating illness, she eventually lost control of every part of her body. Only the three middle fingers of her left hand could still move slightly on some mornings. Otherwise, she depended entirely on others for every aspect of daily life. Over those eleven years, she gradually lost every ability that makes an independent, self-determined life possible. Her...

Sterbehilfe ist ein komplexes und zutiefst persönliches Thema - ich habe diese Thema immer schon, solange ich mich erinnern kann, in meiner Wahrnehmung - in jedem Fall seit dem ich einem gleichaltrigen US Soldaten in seinen letzten Tagen beistand. In diesem Artikel beschäftige ich mich mit den Regelungen in Kanada - mit Stand Juli 2023. 2014 erließ Kanada sein Gesetz zur Sterbebegleitung , das Regeln zur medizinischen Sterbehilfe enthält - Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. Die kanadische Regierung setzt sich dafür ein, dass deren Gesetze und Regelungen die Bedürfnisse der Kanadier widerspiegeln, diejenigen schützen, die möglicherweise gefährdet sind, und auch deren Autonomie und Wahlfreiheit unterstützen. Medizinische Sterbehilfe (MAID) ist in Québec seit 2015 und im übrigen Kanada seit 2016 legal. Kanada entwickelt deren Sterbehilfe kontinuierlich weiter fort hinsichtlich der Berechtigung und Rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen. Dies heißt aktuell und bis zum 17. März 2024, d...

Source of graphic:  wikipedia - Author of the graphic Vgonzalez630 Nothing is more personal than how we define a good life . a life with dignity and as well a death with dignity.  Dignity can be found in having that final choice, knowing that the dying person has control of a future, however limited, and the end-of-life decisions important to them. Taking care of all what matters in life, death and what might will follow often gives peace of mind to those contemplating death, contributing to their emotional well-being, and helping to assure a dignified dying process.  We all need legal boundary conditions - these are the conditions I collected for several states: Legality of assisted suicide in ... Belgium In Belgium, it can be part of a doctor's job to end a patient's life. It's been the law since 2002.  Belgium has the most liberal euthanasia law in the world. And even though this country is predominantly Roman Catholic, surveys show overwhelming support here ...

As mentioned and outline in my blog posts before in German ( Recht auf selbstbestimmtes Sterben ) and English ( Right to a Self-determined Death ) German Federal Constitutional Court has stated, in a judgment pronounced in February 2020, that the prohibition of assisted suicide services set out in § 217 (which made assisted suicide a criminal offense) of the German Criminal Code is inoperative and violates the German Basic Law. In Canada there has been the possibility of so-called assisted suicide for 5 years. What (intended and unintentional) psychological and social consequences, as they are visible in Canada, entails such an opening to suicide assistance? What can German legislation learn from Canadian experiences and observations? Perhaps the Canadian legislation on “ MAID - Medical Assistance in Dying ” might or can serve as a role model?!   Prof. Dr. Raymond Voltz (Director of the Center for Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Cologne) and Prof. Gary Rodin MD (Direct...