Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement today, that she intends to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.136/S.138) – subject to chapter amendments – next month, will make New York the 14th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize this compassionate end-of-life option.
I am so glad that terminally ill people in Illinois will now have the option of medical aid in dying thanks to Governor Pritzker and the Illinois legislature doing the right thing for the people of their state.
As part of the event, 2,500 candles were placed throughout Chase Park to symbolize the number of New Yorkers who die of cancer each month.
When Annie lost her husband of 25 years to ALS in 2020, she couldn’t have imagined she’d soon face the same diagnosis. Now, her journey has ignited a powerful commitment—to embrace her new reality with purpose and joy and to fight for Medical Aid in Dying for all New Yorkers.
Stacey Gibson of Garrison, in New York’s Hudson Valley, joined the end-of-life options movement in 2015 after her husband, Sid, died a horrible death after he stopped eating and drinking in the final stages of a debilitating progressive neurological disease. Among the vanguard of New York’s volunteers for the entire decade-long legislative campaign, Stacey shared…
La Gobernadora Hochul tiene la oportunidad de hacer lo correcto considerando los méritos obtenidos que también coinciden con la postura de la mayoría de los votantes neoyorquinos. Hay que Ganar, Ganar
“Gov. Hochul has the opportunity to do the right thing on the merits, which also happens to be the position of the majority of New York voters. Win, win.”
By Corinne Carey, New York Campaign Senior Director A June 14 column by Ross Douthat in The New York Times, “Why the Euthanasia Slope Is Slippery,” is built on a mistaken idea. Because it gathered a fair amount of attention, I want to explain why his argument just doesn’t hold up. Douthat argued that “you…
Our team is working around the clock to show her why New Yorkers need this compassionate option. We won’t stop until we make New York the 13th jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying.
Esperamos que la Gobernadora Hochul firme la legislación que convierte a Nueva York en el Doceavo estado de Estados Unidos que autoriza ayuda médica para morir
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