Issue 3, 2026

The Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine

The Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine is an independent, peer-reviewed journal focused on the clinical aspects of aid-in-dying care in the United States. Click here for prior issues of the Journal. The Journal is published here as a dynamically updated web-based sytem — each article is published when it is completed. We jointly publish on this site and on our Cureus Channel.

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Letter from the Editor

Letter and Introductions

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Table of Contents

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Lead Article

When Technology Meets Its Limits: Integrating Medical Aid in Dying with Withdrawal of a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Yvette Vieira, DMH, HEC-C; Paola Reveco, DO, MS


Feature Article

Dose Increase in Medical Aid in Dying: An Outcomes Comparison of Higher and Usual-Dose Prescriptions

Jessica Kaan, DO, Angelique Loscar, MBA, Lonny Shavelson, MD


Video Article

Medical Aid in Dying & Healthcare Systems: Best Practices for Policy & Program Development

Brieze Bell, MD; Thalia DeWolf, RN, CHPN

Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine, Issue 3, August 2026

Click here to view/download the PDF associated with this video article.


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Review Article



Autonomy in the Aid-in-Dying Context

Lynette Cederquist, MD; Jean Abbott, MD


Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine Announcement


Special Feature

Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine, Issue 3, August 2026


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Video Special

Capacity Evaluations in the Aid-in-Dying Context (with a focus for New York mental health providers)

Thomas Strouse, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine, Issue 3, August 2026


Case Report

A High-Risk Patient: Chronic Care Refusal and Severe Constipation Before Aid in Dying

Karen R. Morin, RN


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Journal Art

Green Ridge Fire Lookout, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.


Angelique Loscar is the Director of Data Analysis for the Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine and a client volunteer for End of Life Choices Oregon.
“Entries in the lookout’s logbooks show that this is a place where people come during major life transitions — they get engaged here, come for comfort after a serious diagnosis, bring their new babies, etc. And the views are pretty great too.”


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