Watch this Lunch Hour session for a discussion with Dr. Timothy Quill, MD on potential last resort options for medical aid-in-dying when there is no advanced planning for such a situation. Some solutions can include accelerating opioids to sedation for pain, stopping life-sustaining therapy, and voluntarily stopping eating and drinking among others. Follow along with this video to learn about the benefits and consequences as well as the motivations for seeking out a hastened death at the end of life.

(Originally Aired on December 3rd, 2020)

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