May 16, 2025

In the News

Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices
Rigsby decided to stop efforts to treat his illness and to decline lifesaving care, a decision he made with his parents. And Rigsby’s mother, Pamela Moser, tried to get her son released to hospice care through Alabama’s medical furlough policy, so that their family could manage his end-of-life care as they saw fit. But there wasn’t enough time for the furlough request to be considered.
Physician's Weekly
by Renuka Rayasam
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