HEALTHAug 5 · 08:30 UTCSTAT NEWSAnna Magdalena Elsner and Vanessa Rampton

Opinion: Something is missing from movies about medical aid in dying

New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, allowing terminally ill individuals to opt for assisted suicide, will take effect. Pedro Almodóvar's 2025 film 'The Room Next Door' portrays a terminal cancer patient seeking help to die, framed as an act of dignity and self-determination.

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