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PCV's 2026 Spring Fundraising and Letter

Read about how we put your donations to work helping people access end-of-life options through:
  • Community presentations
  • Online educational sessions
  • Supporting the expansion of Medical Aid in Dying access
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Thank you for your support!

Patient Choices Vermont Discusses New Medical Aid in Dying Report on Vermont Public Radio

​Patient Choices Vermont Executive Director, Amy Bruce, talks with Mikaela Lefrak of Vermont Public Radio about a new report on medical aid in dying in Vermont. 
Vermont's Medical Aid in Dying Program Sees Spike in Usage From Out-Of-Staters

Facing Death: Understanding Medical Aid in Dying with Betsy Walkerman and Amy Bruce

In this powerful episode of The Long Strange Trip Podcast, host Josh Patrick speaks with Amy Bruce and Betsy Walkerman from Patient Choices Vermont to explore one of life’s most profound and sensitive topics: medical aid in dying.

Patient Choices Vermont joined "Here and Now" with host Robin Young on NPR on May 27, 2025

​One of the questions many ask when learning that it's legal to travel to Vermont for medical aid in dying is, where do people stay?

The NPR program Here and Now had the same question and reached out to us for an interview. Our Executive Director, Amy Bruce was happy to join Robin Young along with a Vermont homeowner and family member of a MAID patient to discuss this sensitive topic. 
"When they can’t die in their own home,
​some terminally ill patients are welcomed into someone else’s"
This segment aired on May 27, 2025.
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