From the New York Times, this is the interview. I'm David Marquesie.

All right. Today's episode is a little different. It's kind of more about a topic than it is a specific person.

That topic is the controversial subject of medical assistance and dying, also known

by the acronym Maid. That's the term for when patients legally receive help from medical practitioners

with ending their lives. Here in the U.S., Maid is currently legal in 10 states and the District

of Columbia. Patients have to be terminally ill in order to be eligible.

In Canada, where I'm from, the practice is legal nationwide,

and patients can apply for it in cases where they have a, quote,

grievous and irremediable medical condition,

which does not necessarily mean terminal.

The episode is a little different for this reason, too.

I have a very personal connection with the topic.

Earlier this year, my mom died by maid.

I have to admit, I didn't really have many questions about it beyond the basic house. That is, until a journalist friend of mine, somewhat provocatively and also astutely, sent me an article

about a maid provider in British Columbia named Ellen Weeb. Weeb has performed hundreds of

made procedures and is one of Canada's most prominent advocates for the practice. As I looked

more into Dr. Weeb, who is 72, I realized that actually I did have all sorts of unanswered questions,

medical, ethical, and philosophical about doctors helping people to die, and about how Maid might

shape our ideas of what a good death even means.

Here's my conversation with Dr. Ellen Weep.

Dr. Weep, thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I appreciate it.

I just want to tell you up front, my mom died from Maid in June, in Ontario, and that's part of why I'm talking to you today.

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