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Senator Scarcella-Spanton & Assembly Member Septimo Visit Longtime Staten Islander, Dying of ALS, Who Wants To Be 1st New Yorker to Use NY’s Medical Aid in Dying Act, If Legislature Passes Bill Before Session Ends Friday
June 3, 2024

Lifelong New Yorker Brian Moffett, 66, who hopes to be the first person to use New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act because he is dying of ALS and wants to pass peacefully, was visited Monday by Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-Staten Island) and Assembly Member Amanda Septimo (D-Bronx) at a Manhattan rehab facility.

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Statements from Corinne Carey and Jules Netherland on Their Arrest and the Arrest of Other Advocates Calling on Speaker Heastie & Leader Stewart-Cousins To Allow a Vote on the Medical Aid in Dying Act
May 21, 2024

Corinne Carey, Compassion & Choices’ Senior Campaign Director for NY/NJ, and terminally ill Bronx resident Jules Netherland, issued the following statements in conjunction with their arrest Tuesday for civil disobedience (official charge is anticipated to be disorderly conduct) – and the arrest of nine other advocates in support of New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act.

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Sponsors of NY Medical Aid in Dying Act Urge Immediate Vote
May 7, 2024

Joining the Effort: LI Doctor Who Sponsored Resolution Resulting in the Medical Society of New York Supporting Medical Aid in Dying  Supporting Organizations – League of Women Voters, Statewide Senior Action Network, Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts, NY Bar Assn. – Urge Passage The prime sponsors of New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act, Assembly…

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Statement from Corinne Carey on the Medical Society of the State of New York’s Support for Passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act
April 15, 2024

Corinne Carey, Compassion & Choices’ Senior Campaign Director for New York and New Jersey, issued this statement following the decision Sunday by the Medical Society of the State of New York  (MSSNY) to reverse its longtime opposition to New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act and support passage of the bill. “This was a longtime conversion…

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NYS Academy of Family Physicians & Healthcare Providers Join Advocates & Legislative Champions to DemandPassage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2024
March 5, 2024

Two Physicians – Both Board-Certified in Hospice Care – Will Share First-Hand Experiences of Medical Aid in Dying in NJ and DC Assembly Member Reyes: “We have a chance to provide compassion. It is long overdue. Now is the time.” Dr. Paladine: “Let’s embrace this compassionate choice and provide terminally ill patients in our state with…

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