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AN ACT DIRECTING THE NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE TO STUDY THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL AID IN DYING IN NORTH CAROLINA; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. Whereas, medical aid in dying (MAID) is a recognized end of life (EOL) option for terminally ill, mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a life expectancy of less than 6 months to hasten the dying process; and Whereas, since 1997, 11 states have legalized MAID, to enable eligible adults who have been examined by at least two physicians to receive an aid in dying medication that these adults may choose to self-administer in the comfort of their own homes among family members and friends; and Whereas, many adults choose not to take the aid in dying medication even after completing the rigorous application process, but are nevertheless comforted by a renewed sense of autonomy and control in having the aid in dying medication on hand; and Whereas, data from the 11 states that have legalized MAID indicates that over 90% of MAID applicants have medical insurance and are enrolled in hospice, but nevertheless prefer to abbreviate the dying process through MAID; and Whereas, in the collective 50 years of data available from the 11 states that have legalized MAID, there have been no recorded instances of misuse, abuse, or coercion and the MAID laws have been operating as envisioned since the time of enactment; Now, therefore,

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John Faircloth (R)*,  Pricey Harrison (D)*,  Julia Howard (R)*,  Donny Lambeth (R)*,  Eric Ager (D),  John Autry (D),  Cynthia Ball (D),  Becky Carney (D),  Maria Cervania (D),  Terence Everitt (D),  Ya Liu (D),  Lindsey Prather (D),  Renée Price (D),  Shelly Willingham (D), 

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (on 04/26/2023)

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