Death with Dignity

Maine has amended its Death with Dignity Act to let doctors reduce the waiting period from 17 to as few as seven days, aiming to ease patient suffering. Supporters call it compassionate; critics warn of risks.

Supporters say the current 17-day waiting period means some terminally ill patients suffer needlessly despite qualifying for medication to end their own lives.

Maine’s Death With Dignity Act went into effect in Sept. 2019. Since then, a small number of Mainers have chosen to end their lives with a physician’s…

Longtime NPR host Diane Rehm join us to talk about her new book, her podcast and her reaction to current affairs. Her latest book, just published, is…

Maine's new Death with Dignity law went into effect last fall, but some hospitals have delayed participation in the system it created. Now some Maine…

Legislation allowing public financing of abortions for poor Mainers, a measure that would allow what supporters call “death with dignity” and the repeal…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a contentious bill that will allow some terminally ill patients to request life-ending medication.The governor…

A bill to allow terminally ill Mainers to end their own lives won final passage in the House on Monday, on a 73-72 vote.Opponents called the bill assisted…

Our panel of editorial page editors joins us to discuss the news that made headlines in May, as well as the other stories that grabbed their attention.…

After an hour of emotional debate, the Maine Senate Thursday voted for a measure that would allow some terminally-ill patients to request life-ending…