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Opinion: Medical aid in dying is for preventing a hideous death, not for truncating an unhappy life

Although Amanda Villegas’s manual dexterity is hindered by her mild case of cerebral palsy, she is a gifted photographer who documented the last five days of her husband’s life with bladder cancer that metastasized. She has posted the photos on Google Drive, under “This is Cancer.” Steel yourself before viewing them. But view them. They ground in reality the increasingly urgent debate about medical aid in dying (MAID).

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Georgians for End of Life Options is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. We provide support and education for Advance Care Planning, and advocacy to ensure that people have a clear understanding of their rights and all the options available to them in Georgia. We are a service provider and our role is to provide information, resources and education. We do not advocate for suicide in any way and do not advise that anyone violate GA law. We are not a clinical provider, and we do not give legal or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment advice.

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