Articles On:end of life

March 24, 2025

Can You Exclude Someone from a Will?

In updating his estate, a woman wonders if it’s ethical and moral to exclude someone ...

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A woman writing her will wonders, can you exclude someone from a will? Image by Katie Nesling
April 23, 2024

Funeral Home Pricing: Beware of Deception

Death is certain, but funeral home pricing often isn’t. From scammers to hidden fees at ...

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August 8, 2022

Creating Your Ethical Will

When you’re organizing your end-of-life affairs, preparing a will is likely high on your list ...

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Shot of a senior man using a laptop and going through paperwork at home. Photo from Getty Images, courtesy of Family Features and National Funeral Directors Association. An ethical will is a way to convey thoughts, life lessons learned, the intentions behind your will and your wishes for loved ones.
August 2, 2022

‘Forever After’: Thoughts on Dying and Death

Sandra Butler’s essay, excerpted from “The Kitchen Is Closed: And Other Benefits of Being Old,” ...

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older woman looking out of window - photo by Luna4, Dreamstime. Eighty-year-old Sandra Butler shares her thoughts on dying, on death, on her postmortem body, and on policies that dictate our options.
December 30, 2021

‘VSED’ to Hasten Death for the Terminally Ill

People diagnosed with chronic progressive diseases or terminal illnesses may despair at the possibility of ...

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caregiver and patient hold hands Photo by Robert Kneschke Dreamstime. For article on VSED - voluntarily stopping eating and drinking to hasten death