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].
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A new survey shows that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support medical aid in dying by a 72-23% margin. You can read about it here.
Un extracto del editorial de El Diario NY, “Conversaciones necesarias en tiempos de incertidumbre por el coronavirus,” por Irisaida ‘Isa’ Méndez, publicado el 1 de abril 2020: El coronavirus (COVID-19) ha cambiado nuestras vidas. Pacientes mueren solos en hospitales. Muchos estamos en casa acuartelados, lo cual nos da tiempo para poner nuestras prioridades en…
“Patty O’Connor’s 53-year-old brother, Jim, died alone because he didn’t want his parents or sister or other loved ones to be prosecuted for assisting him in taking illegal medication to end his suffering from an incurable, terminal disease. Not long after Jim’s death, the sister of Patty’s husband, Ed O’Connor, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer….
An excerpt from Adirondack Daily Enterprise letter to the editor by Vermontville resident Phyllis Sinclair R.N., “Pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act,” published March 9, 2020: It is time to pass New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (A2694 Paulin/S3947 Savino). The state legislature has had four years to consider this bill, and…
An excerpt from Daily Gazette letter to the editor by Ballston Lake resident Ruth Curley, “Share your views on NY Aid in Dying law,” published March 7, 2020: …My relative underwent treatment for a brain tumor, ultimately declined a second phase of treatment and passed at 59. Instead of fading away over several weeks,…
“This week, we unveiled new support for medical aid in dying among disability rights advocates, educating lawmakers that The Arc New York – one of the state’s leading organizations supporting New Yorkers with disabilities – supports the option,” said Compassion & Choices Senior New York Campaign Director Corinne Carey. “It is now clear that there…
The Arc New York, one of the leading organizations serving New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, supports Medical Aid in Dying. The group’s Board of Governors has adopted a resolution that: “Mentally competent adults capable of making decisions for themselves who are dying of a terminal illness (typically 6 months or less to live) should have…
An excerpt from WNYT NewsChannel 13’s Health Beat television interview with Dr. David Pratt, “Health Beat: Right to Die,” hosted by Benita Zahn, published Feb. 28, 2020: Should we have the right to die? It’s an ongoing battle in state legislatures. Physician-assisted suicide is legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. The…
Betty Rollin, the Emmy Award-winning journalist, former correspondent for NBC News and author of the 1985 bestseller, Last Wish, detailing her mother’s pleas for help to die peacefully, describes the peaceful death she and her husband were able to help her mother have: “We were able to help her, and watching her die was like…
An excerpt from Crain’s Health Pulse New York’s article, “Growing support across NYS for Medical Aid in Dying Act,” published Feb. 24, 2020: New Jersey and Maine last year became the latest states to pass aid-in-dying legislation, joining seven other states and the District of Columbia. New York, however, has not passed its own…
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