Patients with disabilities sue New York to prevent the doctor-assisted suicide law
Disability Advocacy Group Challenges Assisted Suicide Laws A coalition advocating for individuals with disabilities has launched a federal lawsuit aimed at overturning contentious physician-assisted suicide laws in New York and Illinois, claiming these laws treat terminally ill patients as “expendable.” The New York State Department of Health recently revealed plans to implement regulations for an […]
Hochul must put an end to the disturbing doctor-assisted suicide bill.
Governor Hochul Must Reject Medical Assistance in Dying Act Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to firmly resist any efforts to approve the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Act. Turning doctors into facilitators of death isn’t something New York State should embrace. Supporters of “assisted suicide” often argue that it honors the choices of terminally ill patients […]
New York state Senate endorses bill for doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, forwards it to Hochul.
New York Senate Passes Controversial Assisted Suicide Bill ALBANY — On Monday, New York State Senate Democrats approved a contentious law permitting terminally ill patients to end their lives with physician assistance through a close vote. Senator Brad Hoyleman Sigal (D-Manhattan) heralded this as a major social reform during a press conference, emphasizing themes of […]