A Good Death

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A Good Death

This topic area includes questions about values that should be advocated in end of life care and decision-making. It includes the ethics of euthanasia, but also the values we should use to think about our own and others' end of life decisions.

===Resource Needs:

• Definitions of Euthanasia
• Insights about Aging and End of Life Planning
• Specific arguments about personal and social (what the state should allow) approaches to end of life.
• Information about current approaches in Washington, Oregon and other states
• Research on how people actually approach end of life care decisions.
• Range of mainstream advice about end of life care.