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"Medical Aid in Dying – A Compassionate Option,” at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 10:00am |
Dr. Twana Sparks will bring us up to date on the new Medical Aid in Dying law. Beginning in June of 2021, New Mexico law allows medical aid in dying (MAID), joining nine other states and the District of Columbia. The criteria for eligibility include less than six months predicted life span due to terminal illness, capability to decide, ability to self-administer medications, certification by two medical providers.
“The procedure is not called assisted suicide, because the patient no longer has the choice to live. He or she is actively dying, and usually in severe difficult-to-control pain, or horrendously short of breath, or gradually becoming paralyzed due to nervous system degeneration such as Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) or Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The deaths are dignified and painless,” Sparks said.
The impact and practice of the law will be discussed.
Location 3845 N Swan Street
Silver City New Mexico 88061