Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe

Public Policy & Bioethics | Host & Moderator | Director of Public Policy & Programming @completedlife | Faculty Associate @ColumbiaBioethx | Views are my own

[The Completed Life Initiative @completedlife]

There’s still time to register for Day 2 of our online symposium,
Last Hellos: New Models in Global End of Life Care. Beginning at 12:00 PM ET!
Register here: https://t.co/OOcjEpz0MI

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Check out a new article I co-authored in the February issue of AJOB (@bioethics_net)

#endoflife #completinglife #compliance #EOLpolicies #ethicalmechanisms

[The American Journal of Bioethics @bioethics_net]

At Bioethics Today:

Ethical Mechanisms for Increasing Compliance with Institutional End-of-Life Policies

https://t.co/Y1ElHgq3Iw

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Thank you @bioethics_net for the publication! Institutional policies about EOL care are so important to be inclusive of all available healthcare options, even when that includes medical aid-in-dying. https://t.co/BGrdKjEB9q

@ethicsoncall @completedlife

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Tune in on March 21st for what will surely be an incredible global event. Learn more here: https://t.co/665tmLr3Hw

#endoflife #symposium #indigenous #aboriginal

[The Completed Life Initiative @completedlife]

Join us on 3/21/24, for this virtual Symposium via Cisco Webex as we gather to elevate and amplify diverse Indigenous and Aboriginal #endoflife experiences.

More info will be announced soon. You can register TODAY via the link below:
https://t.co/sTBWgiaX3F

#CompletedLife

[New York State Bar Association @NYSBA]

The New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates, its governing body, voted today to support passage of a bill that would allow terminally ill people in New York to take medication that would end their lives. Read more here: https://t.co/FdNevq6Z2P

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

@DeathwDignity @corinnecarey @EOLCNY @CompAndChoices @completedlife @bradhoylman @AmyPaulin @BrianLehrer @AndreaSCousins

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Grateful to @NYSBA for supporting the pending NY bill on medical aid in dying! This will allow all NYers to no longer be forced to outsource their dying experience if they seek this end-of-life option. Read more here: https://t.co/mX2ojYqxNc

#completedlife #endoflife #MAID

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Check out the great statement by David N. Hoffman (@ethicsoncall) included in this release

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Thanks for this informative chart on aid-in-dying, @ThaddeusPope! A comparative look across states is so important for a bird's eye view, letting us know about things we might not normally be inclined to think about or ask for.

#aidindying #completedlife

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

@JonCampbellNY

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Segment (~20:00) heedlessly forgets that Medical Aid-in-Dying is never an obligatory law, for patients or MDs, nor does it impose on others' freedom of choice or religion. I fervently hope that this important bill passes soon as an option in the EOL toolkit. #CompletingLifeCare

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Jon seemed decidedly of the opinion that MAiD would not pass in NY this legislative session, and heedlessly raised issues about equity in disadvantaged communities without offering significant counter-examples for thorough reporting. Listen: https://t.co/ZGlYy0xnLw

#aidindying

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Why are options for a peaceful end of life so vigorously debated? Opponents argue the potential for coercion, yet options like #MAiD inevitably support & do not harm the pt's transition. My colleagues have more to say: https://t.co/3WECkWuWGj

@ethicsoncall @completedlife #EOL

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

When state laws don't serve people's needs, folks like Burt are left in limbo and face great uncertainty at their most vulnerable moments: "I now face the anxiety that my inevitable death will be painful, rather than peaceful." https://t.co/dV8MjlRQ1F

#EOL #completedlife

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Thinking about the end of life thru both a compassionate and supportive lens, it is helpful to learn in particular how people in other countries and cultures think through these important conversations. #EOL #completinglife

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

Excellent episode on PBS about assisted dying - why, exactly, does it matter?!

Thanks @AnitaHannig for your brilliant touch.

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

What will surely be an amazing event! One you won't want to miss.

[The Completed Life Initiative @completedlife]

ONLY 6 SPOTS ARE LEFT for our Friends of CLI event this Friday, 12/8, in #NYC at the Rubin Museum of Art!

At 6:30PM, our group will enjoy a private tour of the acclaimed DEATH IS NOT THE END exhibit.

RSVP for FREE via the link in our bio!

#EndofLife #Grief #DeathPositivity

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

It was such an honor to co-moderate this amazing lecture by @PeterSinger at @Columbia's Italian Academy in September. Check out the recording on Youtube.

Thanks to event sponsor @completedlife and host @columbiabioethx.

#livingwell #dyingwell #completinglife #bioethics

[Peter Singer @PeterSinger]

Honored to have presented at the inaugural Faith Sommerfield Memorial Lecture at @Columbia_SPS , in collaboration with @ColumbiaBioethx.

https://t.co/sTI7e8mkbx

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

A handy overview of assisted dying in Australia, thanks to @BenPWhite & colleagues #completinglife #endoflife #EOLtoolkit

[Professor Tina Cockburn @tcockburn]

@HealthLawQUT colleagues Casey Haining, Ben White, Katrine del Villar and Lindy Willmott explain who’s eligible to request voluntary assisted dying in NSW and how its laws compare with those in other Australian jurisdictions.

https://t.co/JErmw7BDZb

[Sarah J. Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe @skb_bioethics]

An interesting decision on a known end of life option, voluntary stopping of eating and drinking, which taps into the ethical issue of withholding versus withdrawing of life sustaining treatment - in this case, withholding of nutrition and hydration.

#completinglife #VSED #EOL