/tags/end-of-life end of life en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:51:20 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-03-06/lets-talk-about-medical-aid-in-dying Medical aid in dying has been legal in New Mexico since 2021. Since then, experts estimate more than 200 terminally ill New Mexicans have ended their lives. First, they waited the mandatory 48 hours before filling a prescription, then they drank a prescribed medication, and soon after drifted off to sleep before their bodies shut down. The law hasn’t been without controversy and certainly wasn’t adopted without debate that is still ongoing in the Roundhouse and the court house. Some doctors’ groups and politicians are arguing for offering ethical exemptions for practitioners with moral objections. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:51:20 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-03-06/lets-talk-about-medical-aid-in-dying Daniel Montaño /local-news/2021-04-09/vaccine-town-halls-emphasize-equity-during-public-health-week The first week of April is National Public Health Week – a time set aside to recognize recent successes of public health workers and a time for them to… Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:00:20 GMT /local-news/2021-04-09/vaccine-town-halls-emphasize-equity-during-public-health-week Kaveh Mowahed /public-affairs/2017-09-30/festival-invites-people-to-talk-about-death As human beings we really don't like to talk about how our lives will end, which is why fewer than 30 percent of people do any end-of-life planning. But a… Sat, 30 Sep 2017 18:50:10 GMT /public-affairs/2017-09-30/festival-invites-people-to-talk-about-death Megan Kamerick