Synopsis

In 2014, Brittany Maynard, then twenty-nine years old, ignited a national conversation surrounding medical aid in dying—a practice allowing terminally ill patients with six months or less to live and the capacity for autonomous healthcare choices to self-administer prescribed medication, ensuring a dignified exit. At that time, such aid was legal in only four states; now, it has been authorized in ten states and Washington D.C. Furthermore, a growing number of Americans are traveling abroad to