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

End-of-Life University

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:

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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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