Research Letter

Physician Opt-Out and Patient Pathways to Medical Aid in Dying at an Academic Medical Center

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29872

August 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This case series evaluates patterns of physician participation in medical aid in dying among patients with terminal illnesses in California.

Corresponding Author: Megan Cvitanovic, BS, The Laurie J. Girand Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-5417 (mcvitano@stanford.edu).

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