Medical aid in dying is legal in 10 states and Washington D.C. for terminally ill patients.
The controversial issue is increasingly viewed as a medical decision not a moral one. Yet resistance remains.
In March, Canada, after legislative and judicial battles lasting years, prepares to make assisted dying available to those struggling with mental illness.
Guests:
- Anita Hannig, anthropologist and author
- Dr. Mona Gupta, psychiatrist and bioethics researcher, University of Montreal
- Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach, Not Dead Yet
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