Approaches to End-of-Life

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Abstract
Throughout human history, Physicians and other healthcare providers, Clergy, governing bodies and the lay public have had issues with end-of-life decisions. Therefore, often they became last minute decisions. This lack of coping was brought to the forefront in 1969 when the Swiss-American Physician, Elizabeth Kubler Ross described the stages of: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance (1) making both professionals and the public aware of the necessity to better plan for death and dying. In recent decades options have been proposed to assist making critical decisions. These include Euthanasia, Palliative Care and Hospice. This submission will address historical data, describe these advances and explain their differences and the options they offer.

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Death, dying, Euthanasia, Palliative Care, Hospice

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Henry Tulgan, Approaches to End-of-Life , SCIREA Journal of Health. Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2025 | PP. 33-37. 10.54647/pmh330395

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