Topic
Terminal Illness
18 published works
Althouse
"Death is a wicked thief, and the bastard pursues us all. Still, I’ve got less time than I’d prefer."
By Ann Althouse
Wrote Ben Sasse, quoted in "Republican former senator Ben Sasse says he has terminal cancer/The 53-year-old — who was one of a handful of Republicans to speak out against Trump…
Trust on Trial
Could “The Farewell” Approach to Hiding a Terminal Diagnosis Occur in California?
In “The Farewell,” now out in theaters, family members choose not to tell the matriarch (“Nai Nai”) of her terminal lung cancer diagnosis. They use the pretext of a wedding…
FMLA Insights
How Does an Employer Respond to an Employee with a Terminal Illness and Who Doesn’t Have Long to Live?
By Jeff Nowak
Andy, the Director of Human Resources at one of my clients, called me last week. He was pretty distraught. One of his employees, we'll call him Tom, has been battling lung…
Tax, Trusts & Estates Law
New Jersey Legalizes Prescriptions for Self-Administered Medication to End Life for Qualified Terminally Ill Patients
By Steven M. Saraisky, David J. Choyne
On April 12, 2019, New Jersey enacted the “Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act.” (P.L. 2019, Ch. 59). The bill authorizes an adult resident of New Jersey, who…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
NJ Clears 1st Hurdle to Make Assisted Suicide Legal
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee in New Jersey voted 6-3 last Thursday in favor of the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. The Act…
The Right Coast
Fox News star Charles Krauthammer reveals he has weeks to live in heartbreaking letter | Fox News
Charles Krauthammer, the beloved and brilliant Fox News Channel personality who gave up a pioneering career in psychiatry to become a Pulitzer Prize-winning political analyst, on Friday revealed the heartbreaking…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Planning During Terminal Illness
Diagnosis of a terminal illness is never an easy situation. There are physical implications, emotional implications of the affected spouse and family, and the financial burdens that can tag along.…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Hawaii Enacts Death with Dignity Law
In March, Hawai‘i passed the the "Our Choice, Our Care Act." The new law provides a terminally ill patient the option of taking a prescription medication that will end his…
The Right Coast
Teen with cancer dies on Valentine s Day after getting married two days earlier | New York Post
A teen battling kidney cancer died on Valentine s Day in her husband s arms just two days after the young couple fulfilled her dying wish by tying the knot, according…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Marine Corps Veteran: I’m Thankful I Wasn’t Offered Assisted Suicide When I Was Told I Was Dying Three Years Ago
J. J. Hanson is grateful he does not live in a state where assisted suicide is legal. Three years ago, Hanson was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and told by…