Topic
Palliative Care
31 published works
SCC Blog
‘Care should begin at diagnosis’: Kerala High Court calls for joint Centre-State meeting to frame SOP on palliative support of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
By Apoorva
Kerala High Court: In a suo motu petition, concerning the need for a comprehensive policy and implementation framework for the care, rehabilitation and palliative support of children with chronic neurodevelopmental…
Microjuris Blog
Ley garantizaría cuidados paliativos y servicios de hospicio en Puerto Rico
Dispone también que todos los planes médicos incluyan dentro de sus cubiertas estos servicios, sin exclusiones.
Law and Other Things
India’s Illusory Autonomy: Why a Right to Palliative Care Must Precede Any Right to Die
This piece argues that India’s euthanasia framework rests on an illusory autonomy that does not meaningfully exist and contends that the State must guarantee access to minimally adequate palliative care…
Law and Other Things
India’s Illusory Autonomy: Why a Right to Palliative Care Must Precede Any Right to Die PART – I
Summary: This piece argues that India’s euthanasia framework rests on an illusory autonomy that does not meaningfully exist and contends that the State must guarantee access to minimally adequate palliative care…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Melissa Osorio Dibble Appointed to Samaritan Board of Trustees
Archer Partner, Melissa Osorio Dibble, was recently appointed to Samaritan’s Board of Trustees. Samaritan is one of New Jersey’s leading providers for hospice and palliative care. A member of Archer’s…
Journal of Medical Ethics Blog
The delicate balance between aggressive treatments and palliative care
By Hazem Zohny
By Ilaria Bertini. In recent months the story of Indi Gregory has been brought to light by the media as another dreadful story of life and death involving a critically…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Podcast on End of Life Decisionmaking in Guardianship Cases
By rmorgan
GeriPal, a geriatrics and palliative care blog, has released a podcast, Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision Making: A Podcast with Andy Cohen and Liz Dzeng, discussing a recent study led by Dr.…
Health Law Prof Blog
Physician Attitudes to Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Scoping Review
Jodhi Rutherford, Lindy Willmott (Queensland University of Technology), Ben White (Queensland University of Technology), Physician Attitudes to Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Scoping Review, BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (2020):Background: Voluntary…
Elder Law Prof Blog
The Role of Palliative Care At End of Life
By rmorgan
We have had a number of posts of late regarding medical aid-in-dying, so I was interested in this article in the Washington Post, Assisted suicide is controversial, but palliative sedation…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Palliative Care and Serious Illnesses
By rmorgan
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a new report Models and Strategies to Integrate Palliative Care Principles into Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a…