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health2 years ago•3 min saved

"Connecticut Woman with Terminal Cancer Fulfills Dying Wish in Vermont"

Lynda Bluestein, a Connecticut woman with terminal cancer, fulfilled her dying wish by utilizing Vermont's law that allows terminally ill individuals to end their lives with prescribed medication. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, after years of advocating for expanded access to such laws. Her death followed a legal change in Vermont that removed the residency requirement for medically assisted suicide, a topic that remains controversial due to moral opposition and concerns about patient coercion.

via Fox News|

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health2 years ago•3 min saved

"Connecticut Woman Chooses Dignified End in Vermont"

Lynda Bluestein, a terminally ill woman from Connecticut, utilized Vermont's law allowing medically assisted suicide to end her life on her own terms. Vermont, which recently amended its law to permit out-of-state terminally ill patients to access the procedure, provided Bluestein a peaceful death, as she had advocated for such legislation in her home state and New York. The law requires strict safeguards, including multiple requests and witness signatures, to ensure the patient's clear intent and capability to make healthcare decisions. Bluestein's passing highlights the ongoing debate over medically assisted suicide and patient autonomy at the end of life.

via The Associated Press|

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health-and-ethics2 years ago•3 min saved

"Connecticut Woman Chooses Dignified End in Vermont"

Lynda Bluestein, a terminally ill woman from Connecticut, utilized Vermont's law allowing terminally ill individuals to end their lives with prescribed medication, passing away peacefully as she wished. Vermont, which settled a lawsuit allowing Bluestein access to its law despite her non-residency, has since removed residency requirements for such cases, a change Bluestein advocated for. The law has strict safeguards to ensure patients' informed and voluntary decisions, though it faces moral opposition. Bluestein's choice reflects her desire for agency over her life and death, consistent with her lifelong activism for patient choice.

via Yahoo News|

##assistedsuicide #health-and-ethics