Medical aid in dying allows patients to control their lives

Medical aid in dying allows patients to control their lives
By Bella Solimine
Hartford Courant
December 8, 2023
Medical aid in dying, or MAID, frequently referred to as “physician assisted suicide,” is not a common topic of conversation among college students. However, over the past four years MAID has been a lingering presence in my life. My mother’s 56-year-old brother, who suffers from chronic pain after a crippling injury, began considering MAID as an option for ending his life in 2020.
[Editor’s Note: The author is a senior at Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.]