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We talk with ER doctor Matt Clark about why he believes medical aid in dying crosses a moral line for clinicians and for society. We test his claims against autonomy, real-world suffering, and a personal story of a friend who chose a planned death. 
• dignity as inherent rather than earned through independence or control 
• why redefining dignity can undermine equal treatment for disabled and dependent patients 
• the risk to vulnerable people through normalization and eligibility expansion over time 
• “slippery slope” and indication creep examples from Canada and the Netherlands 
• how medical ethics changes when intent shifts from relief to killing 
• doctrine of double effect and why intention matters in end-of-life pain control 
• the case for better goals-of-care talks plus stronger hospice and palliative care funding 

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