I write in response to a recent letter opposing the legalization of medical aid in dying in Virginia ("No medically assisted death in Virginia," Jan. 17).

Medical aid-in-dying laws have worked extremely well as intended in states constituting almost 25% of the U.S. population, including our neighboring states of Vermont and New Jersey.

To the editor: A recent letter posits, “When death inevitably comes our way, we should be able to reach out for comfort and help, not for physician-assisted death or 'medical aid in dying' (MAID), as ...