Posted on 10/24/2026 12:35:17 PM PDT by Chickensoup
Did not expect to see this in my email.
Greetings! I hope this message finds you well. There is a new study about the experiences of licensed clinicians providing end-of-life counseling to individuals seeking medical aid in dying (MAID) to help counselor educators and supervisors better understand their lived experience. This information can be used to inform the integration of end-of-life counseling and MAID-related competencies into existing counselor education programs. For this study, you are invited to describe your experiences providing end-of-life counseling and to assess how well your counselor education program aided in preparation.
About the study: • One 60-minute recorded Zoom interview (both audio and video) • To protect your privacy, the published study will not share any names or details that identify you Volunteers must meet these requirements: • 18 years old or older • Currently providing end-of-life counseling to individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness and seeking medical aid in dying (MAID)
List of states with MAID currently in force
Oregon, California, New Jersey, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, or Washington
• Have graduated from an accredited master’s program This interview is part of the doctoral study for a Ph.D. student at Walden University. Interviews will take place beginning in October 2026.
Please use the weblink below to let the researcher know of your interest. You will be asked to complete brief informed consent, demographic questionnaire, and interview availability forms (10 minutes). You are welcome to forward this invitation and weblink to others who might be interested!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZFJTWYQ
Warm regards,
Doctoral Candidate
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Greetings! I hope this message finds you well. There is a new study about the experiences of licensed clinicians providing end-of-life counseling to individuals seeking medical aid in dying (MAID) to help counselor educators and supervisors better understand their lived experience. This information can be used to inform the integration of end-of-life counseling and MAID-related competencies into existing counselor education programs. For this study, you are invited to describe your experiences providing end-of-life counseling and to assess how well your counselor education program aided in preparation.
About the study: • One 60-minute recorded Zoom interview (both audio and video) • To protect your privacy, the published study will not share any names or details that identify you Volunteers must meet these requirements: • 18 years old or older • Currently providing end-of-life counseling to individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness and seeking medical aid in dying (MAID)
List of states with MAID currently in force
Oregon, California, New Jersey, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, or Washington
• Have graduated from an accredited master’s program This interview is part of the doctoral study for a Ph.D. student at Walden University. Interviews will take place beginning in October 2026.
Please use the weblink below to let the researcher know of your interest. You will be asked to complete brief informed consent, demographic questionnaire, and interview availability forms (10 minutes). You are welcome to forward this invitation and weblink to others who might be interested!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZFJTWYQ
Warm regards,
Doctoral Candidate
They won’t kill the guilty, but they will kill the innocent.
The other facet of Anarcho-tyranny — they try not to punish the criminals, but they are eager to punish the law-abiding if at all possible.
My former client and good friend is being dehydrated to death because the anti-Trump doctor and the hospice nurse have decided she is combative because she’s in pain from her organs shutting down. On Monday she ate a granola bar and slapped a nurse; they skipped any sedative and put her on morphine and haven’t given her anything to eat or drink and she hasn’t interacted with anyone since, except when she opened her eyes and we cried together. From the time she arrived at the care center a month ago they refused to give her any of the things that bring her comfort, even after I told them how much she needed those things, and it was too much for her. Too long of a story to tell it all but my heart is sick. The nurses and aides lied about what they were doing with her so her husband felt there wasn’t any choice but to do what they thought best. It’s killing me. He had no strength left to fight them and I had no standing to fight them.
The experiences I have had with the medical community have left me with a burning-white disgust. It’s not just some bad apples, the whole system is rotten to the core.
They won’t kill the guilty, but they will kill the innocent.
Perhaps MAID can help him.
I didn’t realize so many states had “assisted suicide”.
Per Google:
Medical aid in dying (also known as physician-assisted suicide or death with dignity) is legal in 14 U.S. jurisdictions:
• California
• Colorado
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Maine
• Montana (allowed via a 2009 state Supreme Court ruling rather than a specific statute)
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• Oregon
• Vermont
• Washington
Medical aid in dying (also known as physician-assisted suicide or death with dignity) is legal in 14 U.S. jurisdictions:
• California
• Colorado
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Maine
• Montana (allowed via a 2009 state Supreme Court ruling rather than a specific statute)
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• Oregon
• Vermont
• Washington
States where abortion is illegal:
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Idaho
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• West Virginia
Since we are talking about lives, I thought I’d throw this in to the conversation. Sadly, in some states, if you’re in the womb or if you are aged, your life isn’t as important to some people.
Nothing ‘dignified’ about it.
Had an old construction friend, busted back and worse, Christian. He called me Christmas eve about 5 yrs ago said he was going to kill himself legally. Middle of COVID and I had a bundle of pts and friends calling me to say goodbye.
I told him to stop the foolishness. He did the legal suicide for Christmas.
Suicide is something between one and one’s God.
Getting others and the state involved turns it into a sort of killing/murder.
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