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Iowa Dad Is Traveling Overseas to End His Life with Medical Aid in Dying Before Alzheimer’s ‘Takes My Mind’
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- Rusty Martin, a 66-year-old from Iowa diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, plans to travel to Switzerland to access medical aid in dying (MAID) because it is not legal in his home state.
- Martin, supported by his wife and children, wants to avoid the prolonged mental decline caused by Alzheimer's and end his life on his own terms before losing his mind.
- MAID laws exist in several U.S. states but not in Iowa, forcing Martin to seek assistance abroad where physician-assisted suicide has been legal in Switzerland since 1942.
- Martin expressed frustration with Iowa's lack of MAID legislation and urged residents to advocate for death with dignity laws in the upcoming elections.
- He and his family will travel to Zurich in August, where through the non-profit Dignitas, Martin will end his life legally and peacefully.
