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The Lost Art of Dying

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)

Saturday, November 15th

7:00 PM

Holy Innocents Parish | 431 Bedford Road Pleasantville, NY

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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About the Speaker:

Dr. Lydia Dugdale is the Silberberg Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University in New York City. As a medical doctor and ethicist, she cares for patients, consults on complex ethical issues in the hospital, and teaches medical trainees and undergraduate students. Her scholarly work focuses on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, the need to prepare well for death, and questions of moral injury and human flourishing. She is author of the book THE LOST ART OF DYING: REVIVING FORGOTTEN WISDOM (HarperOne, 2020) and is currently writing a book on hope.

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