Medical Aide in Dying

In 2016, voters passed the End of Life Options Act, which makes it legal for terminally ill adult Coloradans to obtain and self-administer a fatal dose of prescribed medication. Roughly 1,100 people have used MAID in the state, and recent legislation increased access for the sickest patients.

Robert Sanchez humanizes how those with terminal illnesses are empowered to die with dignity.