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https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/kns/2016/10/8470263635_f6048667e9_z.jpg640426We explore concerns in the black community about the "Death with Dignity Act" which is advancing in the D.C. Council, and what medical aid in dying means among those who are historically skeptical about medical intervention.