My mother-in-law is dying and wants traditional death rites that the hospital ethics committee says interfere with medical care while my spouse is caught between honoring their mother and following medical advice - we're all trying to love her well but in incompatible ways.
More people experience this than they realize.
Love and ritual collide when institutional medical ethics clash with ancestral practices around death and dying.
“Where Are You with Medical ethics across traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.