Last week, Michigan’s law that denied pregnant people the ability to make important decisions about their end-of-life care–commonly referred to as a Pregnancy Exclusion– was ruled unconstitutional under Michigan’s Reproductive Freedom Amendment. The decision came after Michigan women, physicians, and patient advocates joined together to file a lawsuit challenging a Michigan law that denied pregnant…
Ana’s mother, Kate Gessner, was recently shocked to discover that the plaintiffs in the case, including Patients Rights Action Fund, are misstating her daughter’s information to try to overturn Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying law.
United States Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak issued a Recommendation on Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying law, United Spinal v. Colorado, that the Plaintiffs’ claims be dismissed and the pending Motion to Intervene be denied without prejudice. The Magistrate Judge concluded that the Plaintiffs lack standing because none can demonstrate an actual, concrete,…
Grief is a universal experience, but it is also a personal one that evolves over time and is shaped by many circumstances. One moment you may feel numb; another may bring sadness, love, denial, anger, guilt, confusion, or a multitude of other emotions. Grief can also affect physical health, disrupting sleep, causing pain and fatigue,…
At the age of 24, Ana Nelson was dying from ALS. For years, she’d taken advantage of all medical treatments available, doing everything she could to stay alive. But as her disease progressed, she was in constant pain. Ana was a staunch disability rights advocate as well as a longtime supporter of medical aid in…
Emerging therapies like psychedelics have shown promise in clinical research for relieving psychological distress and suffering experienced at the end of life. There is true cause for optimism around the potential of psychedelics to help patients, particularly when patients are guided in a supervised setting and the process is coupled with psychotherapy. The programs rolling…
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