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David Hollister was diagnosed with ALS and wanted to end his life with medical aid in dying rather than “suffer needlessly”

MAID is illegal in Ohio, where Hollister lives, so he published a personal essay on Sept. 2, pleading with lawmakers to change the current legislation

The following day, on Sept. 3, Hollister died from ALS and his wife Dana shared that he “fought to the end just for his choice”

After fighting publicly for the legalization of medical aid in dying in his state, an Ohio man has died from the disease he hoped to escape.

On Sept. 2, David Hollister — a commercial real estate broker from Chagrin Falls, Ohio — published a personal essay for the Columbus Dispatch , sharing his ALS diagnosis in a plea with lawmakers to legalize end-of-life options so his

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