Senators grapple with potential misuse of medical aid-in-dying; bill stuck in committee for now

Medical aid-in-dying legislation is on its last stand of the 2024 legislative session, with a handful of senators still struggling to support a bill that would allow a terminally-ill patient to ask for a prescription that would hasten their death with the help of a physician. “I am sympathetic to how other people feel and the concerns they bring. But just for me personally, it’s something that I can’t necessarily support,” said Sen. Nick Charles (D-Prince George’s).