Medical aid in dying (Compassion and Choices)

Summary

Medical aid in dying is an end-of-life healthcare option in the United States of America in which a mentally capable, terminally ill adult may request a prescription from their healthcare provider for a medication they can choose to ingest to die peacefully. On this website the nonprofit organisation Compassion and Choices provide information about which states medical aid in dying is legalised, who is eligible and links for various information and resources related to this.