The Completed Life Initiative |

06 Oct Completed Life 2nd Annual Fall Conference | November 4-16th, 2021

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https://vimeo.com/642764105 Session One – Assisted Dying in the United States: What Happens after Legalization Presenters: Dr. Frances Norwood, PhD; Dr. Mara Buchbinder, PhD, author of Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in AmericaModerator: Sarah Kiskadden-Bechtel, Program DirectorAid-in-dying is legal in eleven jurisdictions in the United States, including the...

06 Oct October 21st and 28th: Two-Part Series on Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking

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The Completed Life Initiative celebrated the launch of "Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Compassionate, Widely Available Option for Hastening Death," published by Oxford University Press, a book that will surely define the clinical ethics standards for a wider range of end of life care...

04 Aug Completed Life 2021 Summer Arts Festival: August 11th – August 25th

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09 Mar Completed Life March 2021 Symposium: Session 1 | Thursday, March 25

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https://vimeo.com/530524714Session One When is Suffering Enough?Watch this thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Bruce “BJ” Miller on the issues that arise at the end of life, especially in the face of non-fatal or non-terminal serious illness.ORIGINALLY AIRED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 Interviewer: Paul Menzel, PhDKEYNOTE SPEAKER:BJ Miller, MDBJ Miller,...

08 Mar Completed Life March 2021 Symposium: Session 2 | Thursday, March 25

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https://vimeo.com/530537257Session Two Unprecedented: Understanding Multifaceted SufferingORIGINALLY AIRED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021How does someone maintain their personhood while suffering through a complicated illness? Session Two will explore different experiences of suffering, specifically looking at psychological suffering, diminished states of consciousness, disability, and loss. Can the violation...

07 Mar Completed Life March 2021 Symposium: Session 3 | Friday, March 26

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https://vimeo.com/530976316Session Three God and Death: Examining Suffering from Faith PerspectivesORIGINALLY AIRED FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021What is a good death from the perspective of different theological traditions? Session Three will examine how religious and spiritual traditions have well-tried ideas on what comprises a good death, and how...