Category: palliative care

Is dying becoming easier?

Do you think about death or dying? Are you worried about what your final moments in life will be like in case your death is not sudden? What if we were ensured a dignified death, regardless of whether it happens at home or in the hospital? Although this is currently...

The right to my own death

Opinion: Göran Hermerén, Professor emeritus in Medical ethics, Lund university The heading “The right to my own death” immediately raises three questions: is there such a right? What is it based on? Could it come into conflict with other people’s interests or rights? The central ethical research questions in this...