January 22, 2024

Ep. 439 Medical Aid in Dying: A Chaplain’s Perspective with Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel

1 hour 6 minutes

Learn how hospice chaplains can offer support to people who choose medical aid in dying.

My guest Dr. Terri Daniel is an inter-spiritual hospice chaplain, end-of-life educator, and grief counselor, who is the author of four books on death, grief and the afterlife, and a frequent guest on the podcast. Today Terri and I talk about medical aid in dying from a chaplain’s perspective and she discusses her experiences working for a hospice in Oregon that provides support for MAID. Learn more about Terri’s work at her website:

danieldirect.net

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This episode includes:

The history of medical aid in dying in Oregon

How EOLCOR (End-of-Life Choices Oregon) assists people who want to utilize medical aid in dying

The wide variations in hospice policies around medical aid in dying

Dilemmas around communicating with family members who don’t support MAID

How MAID differs from suicide and why we need to understand that difference

A beautiful end-of-life ritual Terri created for a person utilizing MAID

Why some chaplains feel conflicted about supporting medical aid in dying

Religious objections to MAID

The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy about MAID in some hospices

Dementia directive for advance care planning

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Death and Grief Worker Collective on Instagram

Casting Call for new docuseries on grief; email [email protected] if you are interested in participating

Register for Workshop with Francesca Lynn Arnoldy on January 30th

NEW Gift Guides for Caregivers, People Receiving Care, and People Who are Grieving

Previous interview with Terri Daniel

Dementia Advance Directive Tool from Compassion and Choices

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