Should We Legalize Assisted Suicide?

Bari Weiss hosts a debate on physician-assisted suicide (MAID) between bioethicist David Hoffman and physician Lydia Dugdale. The discussion centers on New York's pending Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would allow terminally ill adults to obtain life-ending medication. Hoffman argues that potential future abuses should not deny relief to current patients, while Dugdale warns that legalization could undermine care for vulnerable populations and lead to a slippery slope seen in other countries. The debate explores the tension between compassion for the dying and the risk of normalizing assisted death.