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Takeaways from AP’s report on expanded medical aid-in-dying laws

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO

Updated 3:13 AM PDT, September 23, 2026

The Associated Press interviewed doctors, faith leaders, legal experts and people on both sides of the hotly debated issue. They included terminally ill patients who spoke before they used these laws to set the terms of their death.

Here are some takeaways from the AP’s reporting.

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