In those nations, MAID is available to a wider universe of pained people, not just those with fewer than six months to live.

"Once 'what I want' is exalted as the measure, there is no natural stopping point to what will be demanded and allowed," says the letter writer.

Brittany Maynard's husband, Dan Diaz, says her determination to access medical aid in dying helped in his grieving process.

Not every patient can or wants to move to one of the 12 jurisdictions that allow medical aid in dying. Moving can be expensive, and some patients don't have the physical ability or time to move.

New York’s legislature has passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act, authorizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, and now the decision rests with Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to Spectrum News ...

The legislation includes safeguards against abuse of the dying and protections for medical personnel who act in good faith in ...

The lawsuit argues that the law’s requirement that someone have a terminal illness means only people with disabilities will ...

In U.S. jurisdictions where medical aid in dying is legal, patient choice and control is central to the process. If the ...

Jeff McComas, a Minnesota man, has terminal cancer, but a residency requirement in Colorado's End of Life Options Act ...

Not every patient can or wants to move to one of the 12 jurisdictions that allow medical aid in dying. Moving can be expensive, and some patients don't have the physical ability or time to move.