Do We Have The Right To Die If We're Terminally Ill? - Diane Rehm | Modern Wisdom Podcast 288

Diane Rehm is a former radio presenter, producer and an author. Talking about the end of life is uncomfortable, but watching someone you love be forced to live on through pain is even worse. Diane has interviewed hundreds of people on the topic of assisted dying from Doctors to Priests, terminally ill patients and ethicists. Expect to learn why Right To Die Laws are so complex, problematic and applied differently across the world. what the difference is between euthanasia and assisted dying, how to broach the subject with someone you love and much more... Sponsors: Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at https://fitbook.co.uk/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy When My Time Comes - https://amzn.to/3uBEFRd Follow Diane on Twitter - https://twitter.com/drshow Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #righttodie #euthanasia #assisteddying - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Diane RehmguestChris Williamsonhost

Feb 27, 202151mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 27, 2021
Duration: 51m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Diane Rehm is a former radio presenter, producer and an author. Talking about the end of life is uncomfortable, but watching someone you love be forced to live on through pain is even worse. Diane has interviewed hundreds of people on the topic of assisted dying from Doctors to Priests, terminally ill patients and ethicists. Expect to learn why Right To Die Laws are so complex, problematic and applied differently across the world. what the difference is between euthanasia and assisted dying, how to broach the subject with someone you love and much more... Sponsors: Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at https://fitbook.co.uk/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy When My Time Comes - https://amzn.to/3uBEFRd Follow Diane on Twitter - https://twitter.com/drshow Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #righttodie #euthanasia #assisteddying - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

SPEAKERS

Diane Rehm
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Diane Rehm and Chris Williamson, Do We Have The Right To Die If We're Terminally Ill? - Diane Rehm | Modern Wisdom Podcast 288 explores confronting Death: Choice, Dignity, And The Right To Die Diane Rehm discusses medical aid in dying, drawing on deeply personal experiences with the prolonged suffering of her mother and husband to explain why she advocates for end-of-life choice. She outlines how assisted dying laws work in parts of the U.S. and Europe, distinguishing them from euthanasia and from conventional notions of suicide. The conversation explores religious, medical, disability, and racial justice objections, emphasizing the mistrust and ethical complexity involved. Above all, Rehm and Williamson argue that honest, early conversations about death and end-of-life wishes are essential for achieving a dignified, less traumatic death for patients and their families.

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