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Island Conversations #41 — Medical Aid in Dying, with Dr Norm Goody and Dr Charlotte Charfen

In January, 2019, the Medical Aid in Dying law, went into effect in Hawaii, and is formally called the Our Care Our Choice Act.  What is it?  It allows terminally ill patients with a six-month or less prognosis to go through a process to obtain medication to end their life.  Dr. Norm Goody and Dr. Charlotte Charfen talk with host Sherry Bracken about how the process works. Air date:  November 10, 2019

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