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Examining the continuing resistance to medically-assisted death

Caregiver holds ill patient's hand.
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Caregiver holds ill patient's hand.

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.

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