In Vt., Advocates Say Medical-Aid-In-Dying Patients Should Have Access To Telemedicine




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Summary: More than 70 Vermonters have used prescribed medicine to end their lives since state lawmakers passed the death with dignity law in 2013. But advocates say the law needs to be updated, and they’re asking lawmakers to consider changes that include allowing patients to use telemedicine when talking with their doctors about ending their life.