Hosted by Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN; published April 2026 “When Kate Christie’s mom chose to utilize VSED at the end of her life, Kate became a caregiver and advocate, never losing sight of her role as a daughter. Kate’s mom faced a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and made the choice to use VSED (Voluntarily […]
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On March 20, 2026, Northwest Washington online news organization Salish Current published “VSED awareness continues for those unable to use state’s Death with Dignity Act,” featuring interviews with VRNW co-founder Nancy Simmers and current board member Kate Christie. According to the article’s subtitle, “A legal end-of-life process, Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking, is gaining
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Jim Nowlan, a retired professor of American politics who lives in Illinois, wrote an opinion piece about the right to stop eating and drinking that was picked up by Trib Total Media in Western Pennsylvania (among other publications) titled, “Our Way of Dying is Evolving.” Here is an excerpt: I had my state rep contact
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In mid-January, board member Kate Christie found her book The VSED Handbook suddenly and unceremoniously blocked on Amazon KDP, where she had published the Kindle and print editions in 2022. In effect, this move banned her book from sale on the bookselling giant’s platform. When she asked to know why publication was being blocked after
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From Diane Hullet, End of Life Doula, Podcaster, and founder of Best Life Best Death (BLBD) podcast, episode #201: “On BLBD episode #145, one year ago, Kate [author of The VSED Handbook] and I talked extensively about VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. Her mother chose VSED to hasten her death, and we discussed her
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In May and June of this year, VSED Resources board member (and author of The VSED Handbook) Kate Christie joined attorney Erin Glass in presenting on VSED at two Washington-based legal conferences. The first, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, met in Seattle and attracted members from all over the country. The second, the
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Canada’s medical assistance in dying law continues to evolve. A February 2015 Canadian Supreme Court ruling, Carter v. Canada, paved the way for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. The following year, Parliament passed federal legislation to allow Canadian residents to request MAiD under very specific circumstances and rules; generally, visitors to Canada are not eligible. Eligibility requirements
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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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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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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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