Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Medical Aid in Dying was once a felony in the United States. Now it’s legal in a dozen states and the District of Columbia. The latest battleground is New York, where advocates and opponents struggle over the passage of a law 10 years in the making. Is Medical Aid in Dying a fundamental right? Or a slippery slope toward state-supported suicide?
Producer: Kevin P. Alexander
Video editors: Kevin P. Alexander and Daniel Schloss
Graphics: Adani Samat
Camera: Daniel Schloss, Tyler Harmon-Townsend and Kevin P. Alexander
Managing Editor: Natalie Dowzicky
Executive Editor: Jim Epstein
Stock Images and Video via Artlist and Envato Elements
Music Credits:
“Odd Numbers” by Curtis Cole via Artlist; “Diamonds” by Livingrooms via Artlist; “Fluency” by Piotr Hummel via Artlist; “Trapt” by Philip Daniel via Artlist; “Marakana” Alon Peretz via Artlist; “Pensive Synthesizer” by Kyle Preston via Artlist; “Subdivide” by Stanley Gurvich via Artlist; “Memento” by Nobou via Artlist; “Chronos” by idokay via Artlist, “Homeward” by Ran Raiten via Artlist
Medical Aid in Dying was once a felony in the United States. Now it’s legal in a dozen states and the District of Columbia. The latest battleground is New York, where advocates and opponents struggle over the passage of a law 10 years in the making. Is Medical Aid in Dying a fundamental right? Or a slippery slope toward state-supported suicide?
Producer: Kevin P. Alexander
Video editors: Kevin P. Alexander and Daniel Schloss
Graphics: Adani Samat
Camera: Daniel Schloss, Tyler Harmon-Townsend and Kevin P. Alexander
Managing Editor: Natalie Dowzicky
Executive Editor: Jim Epstein
Stock Images and Video via Artlist and Envato Elements
Music Credits:
“Odd Numbers” by Curtis Cole via Artlist; “Diamonds” by Livingrooms via Artlist; “Fluency” by Piotr Hummel via Artlist; “Trapt” by Philip Daniel via Artlist; “Marakana” Alon Peretz via Artlist; “Pensive Synthesizer” by Kyle Preston via Artlist; “Subdivide” by Stanley Gurvich via Artlist; “Memento” by Nobou via Artlist; “Chronos” by idokay via Artlist, “Homeward” by Ran Raiten via Artlist
