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| Choice in Dying | ||
| Choice in Dying invented living wills in 1967. This nonprofit organization continues today to foster communication about end-of-life decisions. ( www.endoflifechoices.org/index.jsp ) | ||
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| Assisted Suicide | ||
| Read about the history of assisted suicide in Oregon and the issues surrounding the legalization of assisted suicide in Oregon. ( http://www.oregonlive.com/special/assisted_suicide/index.ssf?/special/assisted_suicide/ar ) | ||
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| Exploring Euthanasia | ||
| 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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| Hospice Net | ||
| This web site is for patients and their families facing life-threatening illness; includes information about services, pain control, caregivers, and bereavement. ( http://www.hospicenet.org/ ) | ||
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| Hospice Foundation of American | ||
| Explore various aspects of the hospice; includes information about resources and links. ( http://www.hospicefoundation.org ) | ||
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| Better Care of the Dying | ||
| This is the web site of Americans for Better Care of the Dying (ABCD), a non-profit charity dedicated to improving the care system for patients with serious illnesses, and their families. ( http://www.abcd-caring.org ) | ||
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| Dying and Medicine in America | ||
| 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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| Culture and Death | ||
| Read about many aspects of cultural variations in death and dying. ( http://www.dying.about.com/health/dying/cs/modernculture/index.htm ) | ||
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| Discussing Death with Young Children | ||
| An expert on educating young children, Lillian Katz, relates how to discuss death with young children. ( http://library.adoption.com/Death-Grieving/Discussing-Death-with-Preschoolers/article/116... ) | ||
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| Grieving Children | ||
| Resources to help adults communicate more effectively with grieving children are provided. ( http://www.dougy.org/ ) | ||
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| Association for Death Education and Counseling | ||
| This multidisciplinary professional organization id dedicated to promoting better education about death, bereavement, and care of the dying. Includes information about web resources on death education. ( http://www.adec.org ) | ||
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| Kubler-Ross on Dying | ||
| An interview with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross gives insight into her views on death and dying. ( http://www.healthy.net/scr/interview.asp?PageType=Interview&ID=205 ) | ||
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| Exploring Death and Dying | ||
| 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 web sites on death and dying can be accessed. ( http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death.html ) | ||
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| Death and Dying Resources | ||
| Explore grief, culture and death, ethical decisions, the hospice, and many other aspects of death and dying at this web site. ( http://www.bereavement.org ) | ||
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| Grief and Bereavement | ||
| Extensive web connections to information about bereaved families, helping children grieve, and resources. ( http://www.growthhouse.org/death.html ) | ||
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| WidowNet | ||
| This web site 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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| Buddhist Funeral Rites | ||
| Read about the tradition involved in Buddhist Funeral rites, which include 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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