Thursday, April 9, 2015
12:15–1:30 pm
William K. Sanford Town Library (Colonie)
629 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
This program will outline the history of the Death with Dignity movement in the United States, provide information on current practices in New York, including palliative care, and report on current legal and legislative initiatives in New York. There will also be a discussion of ethical issues related to end-of-life choices.
Speakers:
- Gina Lopez, PhD, postdoctoral associate at the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany and author of “Dying with Dignity: A Legal Approach on Assisted Death”.
- David C. Leven, JD, Executive Director of End of Life Choices NY. Mr Leven has played a leadership role in securing passage of legislation in New York to improve care and expand choice at life’s end.
- Michael Brannigan, PhD, holds the Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values a the College of Saint Rose and also teaches at Albany Medical College’s Alden March Bioethics Institue.
This event is free and open to the public.