Ethics Chick

Ooooohh, my first dust storm.

This is quite lovely. Although I’m not religious, I really appreciate so many of the Jewish traditions, especially around dying.

I Love the Beautiful Chaos of a Jewish Funeral — There is something quite moving about all this grief amongst all this routine. By Hannah Davis It was only relatively recently that I learned that holding funerals within 24 hours was a Jewish cu…

https://theamateursguide.com/2023/12/12/islamic-burial-rites
This is a great read, and worth the 3 minutes to read!

Islamic Burial Rites — How These Women Are Making a Change in US Most funeral homes don’t know how to bury Muslims but a group of Muslim women seek to introduce a change. By Rowaida Abdelaziz More than a dozen wo…

I often use this picture to help medical teams who are seeing us as "torturing" a dying patient to see how the family may see the patient as looking better, responding, or hanging in there. Asking which patient is REALLY in the bed? They both are, depending on how you look at her. Then work to help both sides see from the other view.

There's more loss and costs than you think when someone dies. This short read shares some common but less thought of costs.

Dying Can Cost Loved Ones $20,000 Before Lost Wages And Worse Health, New Report Says By Deb Gordon If you think the cost of living in the United States healthcare system is high, wait till you see the cost of dying. A new report details the direct financial impact of a loved one’s …

https://theamateursguide.com/eight-green-burial-options/
As we try to lessen our footprints upon the earth, you need to keep up on the options.

Eight Green Burial Options — Some Are Greener Than Others Innovation and interest in green burial practices are growing fast in the U.S. fed by concerns about the environmental impact of modern burial and cremation. 60.5% of…

Starting day 2 at ASBH 7am Psychiatric Ethics session on mental health and prisons.

Great first day at ASBH in Portland. So nice to see everyone, masked, but in person. ASBH #22