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Two end-of-life experts say many doctors and hospitals have lingering concerns about Colorado's new<a href="https://www.cpr.org/news/story/2016-election-prop-106-medical-aid-in-dying"> medical aid-in-dying law.</a>

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Jennifer Ballentine consults on end-of-life issues for The Iris Project and chairs <span style="color: rgb(64, 69, 64);">the Colorado Advanced Directives Consortium. Kim Mooney is the founder of Practically Dying, a consulting firm. She's also a former board member for the International Association for Death Education and Counseling.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(64, 69, 64);">The two have been holding <a href="http://www.theirisproject.net/events.html">workshops</a> across the state to help health care providers understand the complexities of the law and avoid some of the problems providers have encountered in other states with similar laws. </span>

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Ballentine and Mooney spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.

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Experts in end-of-life decisions offer doctors, nurses and hospitals advice on how to avoid pitfalls faced in other states.

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