New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (A136/S138), sponsored by Assemblymember Amy Paulin and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, was passed by the Assembly in a historic 81-67 vote on April 29. It now advances to the Senate Health Committee.
Introduced in 2025 with nearly 80 co-sponsors representing every corner of the state, this measure has garnered a growing chorus of lawmakers, voters, and civic organizations representing the Empire State’s broad diversity. This dynamic group is urging policymakers to lead with love and pass this critical bill without delay.
New Yorkers overwhelmingly support medical aid in dying by a 72-23% margin. Read more about public support here.
Click the button below to take immediate action by sharing your support for the option of medical aid in dying with your lawmakers. For more information or questions please email [email protected].
Lawmakers need to know that medical aid-in-dying advocates will remain a presence in the halls of the capitol and legislative office building as long as it takes to pass the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act. Urge them to make passage of these bills a top priority in the 2025 legislative session.
A new survey shows that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support medical aid in dying by a 72-23% margin. You can read about it here.
An excerpt from Corinne Carey, senior campaign director for Compassion & Choices in New York and New Jersey, whose Op-Ed was featured in The Buffalo News
“Senadores, por favor, escuchen a los neoyorquinos que están muriendo y denles el poder para que tomen sus propias decisiones de fin de vida”.
“Senators, please listen to dying New Yorkers and give them the power to make their own end-of-life decisions.”
Special Thanks to Speaker Heastie & Assemblymember Paulin For Their Extraordinary Leadership Leading to Historic Vote
Agradecimiento Especial al Presidente de la Cámara de Representantes Heastie y la Asambleísta Paulin por su Extraordinario Liderazgo que Condujo a una Votación Histórica
“Para Brittany (Maynard), el saber que la ayuda médica para morir estaba disponible, le permitió tener un poco de control de la terrible enfermedad” Más de 85 legisladores se Unen a la Asambleísta Paulin, Senador Hoylman-Sigal, Patrocinadores de Medida de Ayuda Médica para Morir Corinne Carey, directora de campaña de Compassion & Choices Nueva…
In 2025, Delaware and New York are poised to reignite debates over medical aid-in-dying legislation, reflecting a nationwide shift toward end-of-life autonomy.
Una encuesta reciente de YouGov poll mostró que los neoyorquinos apoyan abrumadoramente la ayuda médica para morir, ( 72-23%), incluyendo las fuertes mayorías de demócratas, depublicanos e independientes, así como de negros, blancos, latinos, asiáticos y votantes de cada region del estado.
A recent YouGov poll showed New Yorkers overwhelmingly support medical aid in dying, 72-23%, including strong majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents, as well as Black, white, Latino, and Asian voters, and voters from every region of the state.
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