We Don’t Know How to Talk About Assisted Dying

Society & Culture We Don’t Know How to Talk About Assisted Dying Journalists, medical organizations, the public: No one agrees on what assisted suicide is—or isn’t. Valerie Pavilonis / June 9, 2026 Illustration by Valerie Pavilonis. (Photo via Getty Images) Illustration by Valerie Pavilonis. (Photo via Getty Images) Audio Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Text Size Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads Email 0 Open and scroll to the comments section In December, the New York Times published a feature titled “Should You Be Able to Ask a Doctor to Help You Die?” It included the cases of several people who had chosen assisted dying, including Ron Curtis, who dealt with a degenerative spinal…

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