Ongoing conversations around Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) increasingly reflect the importance of grounding policy and practice in deeper moral and philosophical reflections, particularly as legislative and clinical contexts attract more attention (Attia et al. Reference Attia, Kelly and Best2025). Recent parliamentary debates in several jurisdictions – including the UK, France, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and some US states (notably Maryland and New York) – signal renewed legislative momentum on MAiD. In June 2025, the UK’s House of Commons passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, permitting terminally ill adults (prognosis < 6 months) to self-administer lethal medication with approval from 2 doctors and an expert panel. Meanwhile, France’s National Assembly approved a first-reading MAiD bill in late May, and Scotland’s Holyrood has begun a detailed review of its own proposal. As these legislative efforts advance, MAiD remains a highly controversial issue, generating passionate and principled arguments on both sides of the debate (Preston and Ost Reference Preston and Ost2025).