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Medical Aid in Dying and Our Ethical Duties—Call to Action

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6118

January 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint describes an advisory council that helps an institution and its clinicians respond to patients’ inquiries about medical aid in dying.

Corresponding Author: Amy Scharf, MBE, MA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 321 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065 (scharfa@mskcc.org).

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