ALCA CE Webinar: Jewish (and Multifaith) Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying

ALCA CE Webinar: Jewish (and Multifaith) Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying
Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) is a complicated and controversial issue in modern-day politics in and of itself, no less so when explored through a religious lens. Furthermore, when juxtaposed with Palliative Care, end-of-life decision-making becomes infinitely more nuanced as the two interventions might be presumed to conflict with one another.
Presented by Arielle Friedtanzer, in this session she unravels some of the complexities of MAID as it relates to Palliative Care, euthanasia, withdrawal of treatment, and Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED). Based on original research, this session offers present-day perspectives of Jews from varying denominations toward MAID, and explores how those attitudes impact their end-of-life decision-making. We explore ancient Jewish texts to determine whether we perceive them to be supportive or restrictive of MAID, offering insight into ancient rabbinic wisdom while applying it to a modern medical intervention, and touch on the perspectives that other major religions hold toward MAID, as well.
Learning Objectives:
  • Attendees will understand the legal parameters of Medical Aid in Dying as it is written in the United States, including differences between states where it has become legal.
  • Attendees will be able to articulate several of the ethical issues that arise in offering, restricting, implementing, and utilizing MAID through interactive simulation.
  • Attendees will have a broad sense of religious perspectives on the issue, grounded in ancient text and present-day opinion.
This ALCA event has been pre-approved for 1 CE hour from NACCM. Attendees must watch entire webinar and successfully pass the post-test to receive CE. It is the responsibility of the participant to follow the steps to obtain the CE. CE available until April 5, 2029 for this event.
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