A Policy Mapping Analysis of the U.S. Congressional Approach to Medical Aid-in-Dying

This study examines the goals of medical aid-in-dying (MAID) legislation introduced to the US Congress from 1994-2020 using a policy mapping analysis approach. Using congress.gov, we identified 98 bills, 23 bills were analyzed in this study. Most of the bills aimed to restrict the use of federal funds, to regulate the drugs commonly used for MAID, to prohibit the development of policies or practices supporting MAID, and to regulate...