Advocates, supporters, and champions (of MAiD) need to decide if it is better to have a law that is less than ideal … or have no law at all? Is something better than nothing?
The lawsuit does not attack the right of patients to access medical aid in dying, which is the heart of the bill. Rather, it challenges provisions of the law that require providers to inform patients of the availability of medical aid in dying, and to refer those patients to a willing provider if the patient’s primary provider is unable or is unwilling for any reason.
Passing a MAiD law is hard enough. Then try to implement it.
Does COVID-19 have a silver lining for advocates of death with dignity? Barak Wolff of New Mexico End-of-Life Options Coalition thinks so.