The World and Everything In It 3.26.25 Assisted suicide laws, AI in schools, new conservative curriculum, and remembering a Kentucky student killed in the Iran war
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Mar 26, 2026 Travis Kircher, a World reporter who covered Kentucky's reaction to Staff Sergeant Benjamin Pennington's death, shares on-the-ground perspectives. Conversations touch on assisted suicide laws and their impact on chaplains. They discuss the rise of AI in classrooms and debates over academic integrity. The show also covers a new conservative K-13 curriculum and community remembrance in Kentucky.
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Chaplains Worry MAID Cuts Off Spiritual Care
- Hospice chaplains fear assisted suicide will prevent meaningful end-of-life spiritual conversations.
- Austin Fairchild and others worry patients may choose MAID quickly, cutting off opportunities for gospel conversations and emotional closure.
Hospice Companies Adopt Neutral Participation Policies
- Major hospice providers plan neutral policies: no active participation but continued palliative and bereavement care.
- Training groups urge chaplains to follow their denomination's stance, creating moral distress for individual staff.
Nurse Remembers Natural Deaths With Dignity
- Carol McFarland recalled patients who died naturally after meaningful experiences, arguing dignity isn't exclusive to assisted suicide.
- She described a woman who took trips and died at home with family as an example of 'death with dignity.'