New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (A995c/S2445c), sponsored by Assemblymember Amy Paulin and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, is one of the most important measures before the New York State Legislature in 2025. With 92 co-sponsors representing every corner of New York State, a growing chorus of lawmakers, voters, and civic organizations representing the broad diversity of the Empire State is calling on the legislature to pass the bill.
A new survey shows that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support medical aid in dying by a 72-23% margin. You can read about it here.
Voters from across the state are joining with Compassion & Choices to raise their voices and urge legislative leaders to lead with love, put families first, and bring the bill to the floor for a vote before the legislative session ends in June. If you support this compassionate bill, click below to take immediate action. If you want to learn more, scan this page for more information or reach out to us by emailing [email protected].
Lawmakers need to hear your voice. When you call lawmakers’ offices, you show them that the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act is among your top priorities as their constituent.
A new survey shows that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support medical aid in dying by a 72-23% margin. You can read about it here.
Compassion & Choices today unveiled a new 30-second ad featuring Brooklyn resident Monona Yin and her late mother, Fay Hoh Yin. This ad – the third of the 2021 legislative session – calls on the Legislature to stop needless suffering and pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.4321-a/S.6471). Medical aid in dying allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with six…
Compassion & Choices today unveiled a new 30-second commercial featuring Rochester resident Scott Barraco, recalling how his late girlfriend, Cathy Quinn, died in prolonged agony from tongue cancer. Cathy wanted to die peacefully with a prescription for aid-in-dying medication. But Cathy lived in New York, where medical aid in dying is not authorized. As Scott says, “Albany lawmakers had the power to…
An excerpt from Adirondack Daily Enterprise letter to the editor by Saranac Lake resident Rev. Jeff Black, published March 11, 2021: “There’s a Medical Aid in Dying Act before the New York Legislature. I hope they pass it. I understand our neighboring states of Vermont and New Jersey as well as seven other states…
An excerpt from the Ithaca Journal editorial, “NY must pass Medical Aid in Dying Act (e-edition behind paywall),” by Ithaca resident Myra Shulman, published March 6, 2021: “My friend Shelley loved outdoor adventures — bicycling, downhill skiing, boating on Cayuga Lake. But at age 60, she developed a rare cancer that extensive surgeries and…
An excerpt from Daily Gazette letter to the editor by Schenectady resident Eleanor Aronstein, “New York should pass Aid in Dying Act,” published March 6, 2021: “The right to die peacefully and free of pain is presently denied to New Yorkers. Physician aid at the end of life, known as Medical Aid in Dying,…
This week, we saw some incredible victories: In Montana, on Monday, we struck down an egregious attempt to criminalize doctors for relieving their patients’ unbearable pain. In New Mexico, in partnership with the New Mexico End of Life Options Coalition, we’ve cleared legislation that would authorize medical aid in dying through the House. On Monday, it…
An excerpt from the Empire Report column, “Medical Aid in Dying Can Ease Suffering for Many New Yorkers. That’s Why a Strong Majority of New York Physicians Supports It,” by Robert Milch, MD, published February 23, 2021: “I co-founded Hospice Buffalo more than 40 years ago to help patients who were dying, to ensure…
Earlier today, Compassion & Choices announced the debut of a new 30-second television ad featuring two New Yorkers, Dr. Jeff Gardere and Jennifer Milich, a terminally ill Buffalo resident, urging the Legislature to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with six months or less to live to…
Compassion & Choices anunció hoy el debut de un anuncio de televisión de 30 segundos, mostrando a dos neoyorquinos, el Dr. Jeff Gardere y Jennifer Milich, residente de Buffalo, quien padecen una enfermedad terminal, y le hacen un llamado a la Legislatura para que aprueben el Medical Aid in Dying Act o Medida de Ley…
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