5 years into Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying programs, access is still an issue and researchers say educating doctors could help

After 17 years of friendship, Kathy Escobar’s friend asked her for help navigating the medical aid-in-dying program at Denver Health. Bill Ekdahl had COPD, a lung disease, that was ultimately going to take his life. He was told he had six months. During the visit with Escobar, Ekdahl said he wanted to choose how he would leave this world.