Whose Life Is It Anyway? Medical Aid in Dying and Its Legal, Medical, and Ethical Conundrums

One of the most important decisions a person can make is the decision to end his or her life. Likewise, it may be an equally vexing situation for the physician who is asked to provide the lethal cocktail that would end a patient’s life. Currently, 11 jurisdictions permit medical aid in dying (MAID). This article briefly examines some of the legal, medical, and ethical issues that lie at the heart of MAID.