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 released a new video featuring a conversation between Assemblymember/nurse Karines Reyes (D-Bronx) and Jennifer Milich of Buffalo, who has terminal kidney cancer that has spread to her brain, as they discuss the need for the Legislature to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2021. Medical aid in dying is…
Compassion & Choices lanzó hoy un nuevo video mostrando una conversación entre la Asambleísta y enfermera, Karines Reyes (D-Bronx), y Jennifer Milich de Buffalo, quien padece de cáncer de riñón terminal que se le ha extendido al cerebro, mientras ellas platican sobre la necesidad de que la legislatura apruebe el Medical Aid in Dying Act,…
An excerpt from the Daily Freeman letter to the editor, “Medical Aid in Dying Act delay will prolong suffering,” by Compassion & Choices Senior Campaign Director Corinne Carey, published December 8, 2020.
Longtime TV journalist Katie Couric congratulated Compassion & Choices today for winning the 2020 Sharecare Award in the Caregiving/End-of-Life category for a video the nonprofit group produced advocating for passage of New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act. Established by Sharecare in association with The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter…
An excerpt from The Riverdale Press letter to the editor, “End-of-life options for you,” by Marion Novack, published July 6, 2020: Given the current health care crisis, now is the time for readers — regardless of age or current health status — to consider planning in advance for their end-of-life care. It is not necessary…
An excerpt from the Public News Service article, “Helping Hispanic Families Learn about End-of-Life Options,” published June 12, 2020: “As the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rise, a new initiative is helping Mexican immigrants living in the United States deal with issues of end-of-life planning. Hispanic Americans are 18% of the U.S….
An excerpt from The Albany Times Union letter to the editor, “Let terminally ill decide their end to suffering,” by Delmar resident Mary Applegate, MD MPH, published June 13, 2020: “I am a public health physician with colon cancer and multiple sclerosis, both well controlled. I have very personal reasons for wanting terminally ill patients,…
Compassion & Choices has sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Alex Azar urging him to rescind a new, but little-known waiver of a federal law requiring hospitals and other healthcare facilities to inform patients of their legal right to accept or refuse medical treatment. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
An excerpt from the Albany Times union opinion section, “Aid-in-dying empowers patients to make decision,” by Compassion & Choices Senior Campaign Director for New York and New Jersey Corinne Carey, published April 10, 2020: Three columns opposing New York’s Medical Aid In Dying Act under the heading “A right to die?” (March 22) were…
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