The New York Medical Aid in Dying Act is in effect as of August 5, 2026, expanding end-of-life options for terminally ill New Yorkers and affirming their right to make informed, compassionate decisions at the end of life. This landmark achievement is the result of more than a decade of advocacy led by Compassion & Choices, alongside allied organizations and hundreds of New Yorkers who shared their stories, raised their voices, and urged lawmakers to act.
The New York State Department of Health released proposed regulations on June 3, 2026, providing guidance on how the law will be administered and establishing procedures for providers and healthcare organizations. Additionally, on July 27, 2026, the Department of Health published further guidance to their website, geared toward patients, families, and caregivers. For official information, visit the New York State Department of Health’s Medical Aid in Dying webpage.
You can see information about the regulations and the forthcoming guidance by visiting the Department’s website by clicking this link.
Send a note of gratitude of your own to your elected officials, Assemblymember Paulin, Senator Hoylman-Sigal, and Governor Kathy Hochul.
Medical aid in dying is for people who are already dying. It is a lawful medical option for qualified adults with a terminal illness, a prognosis of six months or less to live, who can make their own healthcare decisions and have the ability to take the medication themselves.
Medical aid in dying is not suicide or euthanasia. Compassion & Choices supports people seeking information about lawful end-of-life care options in the United States. We do not provide instructions or guidance for ending your life outside supportive medical care.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, in crisis, or thinking about suicide, help is available right now. You are not alone, and your pain deserves care. Call 988, text 988, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at https://988lifeline.org/chat/
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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…
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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…
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí To recognize the Latino celebration of Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), Compassion & Choices today honored the memory of deceased advocates of the New York’s medical aid-in-dying bill and urged lawmakers to pass it. The Medical Aid in Dying Act (S.3151/A.2383) would allow mentally capable,…
The New York State Academy of Family Physicians helped persuade the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) late Tuesday to adopt a new position of “engaged neutrality” on the issue of medical aid in dying. Since the new position by AAFP, the second largest component society of the AMA with more than 131,400 members, is…
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Our New York team brought together C&C supporters, board members and staff, including CEO Kim Callinan, to join the creators and cast of Goodbye New York, a new musical about end-of-life issues, for a special preview event on April 10. There’s nothing like a full-blown theater production about your issue to let you know it’s…
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