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.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in an interview with Albany radio station WAMC today that the state legislature should pass medical aid-in-dying legislation. Below is the highlight of it. “I say pass the bill … the older we get and the better medicine gets, the more we’ve seen people suffer for too, too long…
A terminally ill New York City artist and filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, who did multiple local interviews in February urging the New York Legislature to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act because she was too ill to attend the Albany news conference to introduce the bill, died on Saturday, March 16. She was 79. “My…
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has joined Compassion & Choices to launch a bilingual education campaign featuring online videos promoting legislation to expand end-of-life care options in New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and New York. “I watched my mother, Alicia St. John Chavez, die in agony from breast cancer,” says Dolores, who holds Presidential Medal…
Dolores Huerta, ícono de derechos civiles, se unió hoy a Compassion & Choices en una campaña educativa bilingüe de videos, para promover medidas que amplían las opciones de cuidados de fin de vida en Nueva York, Nueva Jersey, Nuevo México y Nevada. Los videos serán difundidos a traves de Facebook y Twitter. En la campaña…
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta today joined Compassion & Choices to launch a multi-state bilingual education campaign featuring online videos promoting legislation to expand end-of-life care options.in New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Nevada on Facebook and Twitter. The ‘End of Life Options FOR ALL’ campaign, features Dolores Huerta in videos and photos urging…
Con el inicio de la campaña de 2019 para aprobar la medida bipartidista de Nueva York del Medical Aid in Dying Act o medida de Ayuda Médica para Morir, Compassion & Choices reveló hoy la primera encuesta valida del punto de vista de los médicos del estado de Nueva York sobre la ayuda médica para…
Kicking off the 2019 campaign to pass the bipartisan New York Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2019, Compassion & Choices today released the first valid survey of New York State physicians’ views on medical aid in dying. The survey – conducted by WebMD/Medscape – shows that by a 56-26 percent margin, New York doctors…
Compassion & Choices New York hosted an open community discussion on Thursday night: “Choices & Conversations at Life’s End,” a thoughtful discussion on expanding options and improving care in New York. Co-hosts of the event included New York Civil Liberties Union Lower Hudson Valley Chapter, Westchester League of Women Voters, WESPAC, the Ethical Society of…
Para celebrar el Día de los Muertos, Compassion & Choices honró hoy la memoria de los defensores fallecidos del proyecto de ley de ayuda médica para morir del estado e instó a los legisladores a pasarlo. La medida Medical Aid in Dying Act o Ayuda Médica para Morir (S.3151 / A.2383) permitiría a los neoyorquinos…
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