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People of color not choosing medical aid in dying option
Clip: 8/5/2022 | 3m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
One advocate says she is not surprised
It's been three years since New Jersey enacted a Medical Aid in Dying law, but only 95 terminally ill patients have chosen that path to end their lives here, so far -- and they're mostly white. A Rutgers researcher says that mirrors national statistics — which also show most people who choose aid in dying have some college education.
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People of color not choosing medical aid in dying option
Clip: 8/5/2022 | 3m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
It's been three years since New Jersey enacted a Medical Aid in Dying law, but only 95 terminally ill patients have chosen that path to end their lives here, so far -- and they're mostly white. A Rutgers researcher says that mirrors national statistics — which also show most people who choose aid in dying have some college education.
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