Delegate Dan Morhaim (D), the only physician in the 188-member Maryland General Assembly.

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DELEGATE DAN MORHAIM (D), THE ONLY PHYSICIAN IN THE 188-MEMBER MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, has written a critically acclaimed book about empowerment and end-of-life care. "The Better End: Surviving (and Dying) on Your Own Terms in Today's Modern Medical World" (Hopkins University Press), has garnered excellent reviews, including endorsements by poet Maya Angelou and world-renowned Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson. Morhaim, first elected in 1994, is deputy majority leader in the...