Californians for Compassionate Choices to Hold Media Briefing, Release New Opinion Research: ''End-of-Life Language Choices'' What Do You Call It?Californians for Compassionate com·pas·sion·ate adj. 1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane. 2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: Choices: Public Opinion, Medical Experts Present Findings; Terminally Ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. Patient Reacts to Media Report of His "Suicide" On October October: see month. 5th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the federal government's case challenging Oregon's law that allows terminally ill people to end their own lives. Americans will hear more about end-of-life end-of-life Cardiac pacing noun The point at which a pacemaker signals need for replacement, as its battery is nearing depletion Medtalk adjective choices in the next few weeks than at any other time in U.S. history. The issue is deeply emotional. Loaded terms generate biased coverage. On September September: see month. 28th public opinion and medical experts announced a national news media teleconference to present new public opinion research findings showing that end-of-life language choices, terms like "suicide," "doctor-assisted suicide" and "death with dignity," influence public opinion. A terminally ill Oregonian will react to media reports of his impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. "suicide." What language fairly and accurately describes the issue? What language prejudices audiences one way or another? Does "suicide" describe a terminally ill person's hastened death? How does a terminally ill man feel when news reports say he will commit suicide Verb 1. commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" ?
Assisted Suicide
Death With Dignity
Compassionate Choices
Physician Aid in Dying
Choice in Dying
End of Life Choices
Choice at the End of Life
Hastened Death
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Terminally Ill Patients' Rights
Choice and Control at the End of Life
WHAT: Media briefing on End-of-Life Language Choices
WHO: Barbara Coombs-Lee, Co-President of Compassion &
Choices
David Binder, David Binder Research
Dr. Peter Goodwin, Oregon Health Science University
Terminally ill Oregon patient Jack Newbold
CALL-IN NUMBER: 800/322-0079, Code 6507480#
WHEN: Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 1:00 p.m. (Eastern),
10:00 a.m. (Pacific)
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