Using VSED as a bridge to MAiD for people with dementia?

In a new article in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Medical aid in dying to avoid late-stage dementia,” authors Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, and Lisa Brodoff, JD, discuss the plight of patients with dementia who wish to use medical aid-in-dying (MAiD) but are unable to qualify due to an inability to satisfy the […]

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New Study on patients who choose VSED

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands recently published a new qualitative analysis on patients who chose to hasten their death via VSED. Below are details from the abstract, published in the November-December issue of the journal Annals of Family Medicine. Purpose: Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is a controversial [SIC] method to

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Reblog: Kate Christie’s blog post on the good death society blog

VSED: The Least Bad Option By Kate ChristiePublished on The Good Death Society Blog, a project of Final Exit Network (Kate Christie is a former technical and marketing writer who now primarily writes fiction. She is author of the book, The VSED Handbook: A Practical Guide to Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. She also works

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Comprehensive Clinical Guidelines for Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) Published in the United States

On June 21, 2023, the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM) released the first published comprehensive clinical guidelines for Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) in the United States. VRNW co-founder and director Nancy Simmers was a member of the working group that drafted the guidelines. What follows is the text of a news

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In the News: VRNW Founder interviewed by CASCADIA DAILY NEWS

In mid-May, VRNW co-founder Marie Eaton was interviewed for an article that appeared in the Cascadia Daily News,  a locally owned newspaper based out of Bellingham. Staff reporter Ralph Schwartz interviewed Eaton for an article about palliative care in Whatcom County: “‘Devastated’: PeaceHealth makes cuts to palliative care; decision to reduce services for seriously ill a

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VSED Stories: Notes From a Caregiver

In “The Struggle: Notes From a Caregiver,” published in January on NextAvenue.org, David McNally discusses the emotional roller coaster that accompanies caregiving for his wife Cheryl, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Cheryl watched her brother succumb to Alzheimer’s, and has decided to use VSED to hasten her death sometime this year, with David’s support. Right

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VSED Resources NW newsletter: The VSED Dispatch, Vol. 1, Issue 1

VSED Resources Northwest has released the first issue of our quarterly newsletter, The VSED Dispatch, vol. 1, issue 1. As the newsletter notes, “we hope to offer stories that inspire, news items that inform, and additional content that engages your interest in VSED, medical aid-in-dying, and related topics. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if

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Book Corner: Recent Reviews of “The VSED Handbook”

The VSED Handbook, written by VRNW member Kate Christie and with a foreword from VRNW co-founder Nancy Simmers, has lately gotten some attention in varying parts of the country. In February, Patient Choices Vermont–a non-profit organization dedicated to end-of-life choice–published a review on their website. Susan Gillotti, PCV Board Member, had this to say about

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