Growing support for MAiD? National radio show examines.
The WBUR-Boston national news show On Point aired a fine discussion on the state of medical aid in dying in the U.S.
Featured was Dr. Diana Barnard, the Vermont physician who was part of the lawsuit that led to her state’s allowing non-residents to qualify for aid in dying.
Also featured was Katie Englehart, author of The Inevitable, a recent book examining the right-to-die movement. Other guests and listeners told powerful stories.
“Patients are really the ones who are driving this, who are surprised by how complicated medical care gets toward the end of life, and that their basic wishes of wanting to be comfortable and wanting to be at home are harder to achieve than they ever imagined,” Dr. Barnard said during the program.
You can listen and see the transcript here. Well worth checking out!