New Symposium on VSED

The Seattle Journal for Social Justice has published several articles flowing from  our October 2016 conference on VSED (Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking). The articles are available for free here.


How Helpful is Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED) to Avoid Dementia?

Dena S. Davis


Three Barriers to VSED by Advance Directive: A Critical Assessment

Paul T. Menzel


A Good Quality of Death

Phyllis Shacter


Alzheimer’s Disease and Written Directives to Withhold Oral Feedings: Clinical Challenges in New York State

Judith K. Schwarz