Roger Kligler, MD and Melissa Stacy — Writing Your Last Chapter: Medical Aid in Dying
When:
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 2:00p -
3:30p
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 2:00p -
3:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/62222970dec26636005c22cd
Compassionate? Controversial? An essential human right? Should Massachusetts join ten other states and the District of Columbia by passing a bill that would authorize doctors to provide this assistance to their patients in carefully defined circumstances? Our speakers will address these questions and more about medical aid in dying for mentally competent, terminally ill adult patients.
Dr. Kligler is a retired primary care physician, a patient with a terminal illness, and a plaintiff in a suit against the Commonwealth for access to medical aid in dying. Melissa Stacy is the Regional Advocacy Manager-Northeast for Compassion and Choices.
This virtual program is presented in partnership by the Boston Public Library and Beacon Hill Village as part of BHV's Living Well Ending Well series. Closed captioning is available. In order to receive the Zoom link, registration is required online at this link (https://www.beaconhillvillage.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=332658&item_id=1668814) or by calling Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713. Registrants will receive the Zoom link a day or two before the event. Free and open to the public.