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February 5, 2026
It Was Too Easy for Her to Kill Herself
The case of Eileen Mihich should disturb both advocates and opponents of medically assisted suicide.
TL;DR
- Eileen Mihich was found dead in a hotel room with evidence of a medically assisted death, but her relatives later questioned if she was terminally ill.
- Her family discovered she obtained lethal medications through fraud, bypassing legal requirements for medically assisted dying.
- Mihich had a long history of severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder and borderline-personality disorder, and had sought alternative treatments.
- The case raises questions about the sufficiency of safeguards in medical assistance in dying laws and the potential for abuse.
- The accessibility of compounded medications and the debate over assisted suicide for individuals with mental illness are central to the discussion.
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