Death is never easy – but it’s inevitable. Why not try to make the financial and administrative work that follows it easier for your loved ones?
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‘Fix-it’ medical approaches often go against people’s wishes near the end of life, creating unnecessary and preventable suffering.
As religious affiliation declines, the rituals and guidance it once provided around dying have disappeared for many people. Death doulas fill that gap.
A new study suggests that the decades-long march toward cremation may not last forever – particularly if Gen Z’s preferences pan out.
A death doula works as a community partner offering support to the dying.
When your loved one is in palliative care, the last thing you want to think about is money. But new research shows financial stress at this difficult time is front and centre.
Cory Taylor’s 2016 book Dying: A Memoir spoke of her cancer diagnosis and impending death. Now it’s on stage with the Melbourne Theatre Company.
The Northern Territory is unique for so many reasons. That’s why voluntary assisted dying in the NT can’t be imported from elsewhere.
Students in this literature course read a range of novels, short stories and more on grave robbing, murder, terror and grief.
Americans treat pets like family. So why do many people not know how to support friends and family when they lose a beloved pet?
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
Most people would prefer to die at home than in hospital. If dying at home could be made more feasible and well resourced, both the dying and the living would benefit.
The distress experienced by people near death is not limited to pain caused by illness or disease. Our research sheds light on the economic and political reasons dying is much harder for some.
For the first time, a person has been cryopreserved in Australia, in the hope of being reanimated in the future. The process opens up a possible legal minefield, however.
The NT government has invited views on access to voluntary assisted dying. But whether it should include access for those with dementia is not so clear cut.
There is a growing demand for people who help the terminally ill have a good death.
One person said they wanted a VR experience that allowed them to explore Paris again.
All of us face loss and the reality of our own mortality. Whether through in-person discussion or over social media, let’s build communities that support people navigating death and dying.
The first Australian Capital Territory voluntary assisted dying bill in more than 25 years was tabled in parliament yesterday. So what will MPs vote on? And how is it different to state legislation?
Finding a supportive doctor willing and qualified to assess your eligibility for voluntary assisted dying sometimes depends on luck.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Deakin University
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Professor Emeritus of Death Studies, University of Bath
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Senior Specialist in Intensive Care and Head of Clinical Unit in Ethics and Health Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Medical Anthropology, The Open University
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Palliative Care Physician, Barwon Health
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Emeritus professor, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Criminology, University of York
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Research Fellow, Flinders University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne