This website provides links to a wide range of topics regarding living wills, creating a living will, U.S. federal law regarding living wills, and many resources. (
http://www.mindspring.com/~scottr/will.html
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Choice in Dying invented living wills in 1967. This nonprofit organization continues today to foster communication about end-of-life decisions. (
http://www.choicesindying.com/
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The final report of the Canadian Senate's special committee on euthanasia and assisted suicide, published in June 1995. (
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/164/6/794
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Read about the history of assisted suicide in Oregon and the issues surrounding the legalization of assisted suicide in Oregon. (
http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/index.shtml
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Links to many aspects of euthanasia, including general references, legal rulings, proponents, and adversaries. (
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/dtheuth.html
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Learn more about euthanasia, including euthanasia in the Netherlands, the debate on assisted suicide, death with dignity, euthanasia in Oregon, and other related topics. (
http://dying.about.com/health/dying/msub18.htm
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This website is for patients facing life-threatening illness and their families; includes information about services, pain control, caregivers, and bereavement. (
http://www.hospicenet.org
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The Institute of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa provides information, newsletters, publications, and other resources related to palliative care. (
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/4f3b6.htm
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This is the website of Americans for Better Care of the Dying (ABCD), a nonprofit charity dedicated to improving the care system for patients with serious illnesses and their families. (
http://www.abcd-caring.org/
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Examine the history of dying and medicine in the United States, moral debates involving the medical establishment, dying well, and other topics. (
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/deathmed.html
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An expert on educating young children, Tamira Levine explains how to discuss death with young children. (
http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2001/may01/speaking.html
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Web resources from the Association for Death Education and Counseling related to death and dying. (
http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2001/may01/speaking.html
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This multidisciplinary professional organization is dedicated to promoting better education about death, bereavement, and care of the dying. Includes web resources on death education. (
http://www.adec.org
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Extensive links to many aspects of death and dying are provided, including how we die, death and social institutions, and death and medicine. Links to many websites on death and dying can be accessed. (
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death.html
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Explore grief, culture and death, ethical decisions, the hospice, and many other aspects of death and dying at this website. (
http://www.bereavement.org
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At this website you can access information about mothers' and fathers' grief when their children die. (
http://dying.about.com/health/dying/msubchldloss.htm
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Learn more about the grieving process, including coping with unexpected loss, grief as a healing process, and stages of grieving. (
http://dying.about.com/health/dying/msub1.htm
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Read about common reactions to loss, factors that can interfere or help you resolve your grief, and where you can turn to for help. (
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/grief/grief.html
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Extensive web connections to information about bereaved families, helping children grieve, and resources. (
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.grief.html
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This website provides a resource directory about bereavement; includes links to websites on grief, bereavement support, family bereavement, and many other related topics. (
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.grief.html
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Explore such topics as coping with grief and loss, support for widows, widows and widowers as single parents, and gay widowers. (
http://dying.about.com/health/dying/msub46.htm
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This website provides a wide range of information for and by widows and widowers. Topics include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other helpful information. (
http://www.widownet.org/
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The website of Bereaved Families of Ontario has programs, resources, a newsletter, and articles to support families experiencing bereavement. (
http://www.bfotoronto.ca
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Read about the tradition involved in Buddhist funeral rites, which includes a bathing ceremony, food offered in the name of the dead, cremation, and other rituals. (
http://www.buddhanet.net/bfuneral.htm
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