Tag: aid-in-dying
Bolstered by governor’s support, aid-in-dying supporters plan Albany rally
With less than two months left in the legislative session, organizations that support medical aid-in-dying will be making a push for legislation that allows terminally ill patients to end their own lives under the supervision of a doctor. The spring 2019 advocacy day for the Medical Aid in Dying Act […]
Publisher’s Corner: It’s absurd we have to lobby for the right to die
I have a close relative who recently passed away after a battle with stomach cancer. My wife and I spent a lot of time with him before he died. The poor guy was in misery. He had come to grips with the fact that his life was at an end. […]
Supporters, opponents testify before Assembly on aid-in-dying legislation
The Assembly Health Committee is holding two public hearings this session on a controversial bill that would allow terminally ill patients to voluntarily request medication to die. The first hearing was held in Albany on April 23 and a second is scheduled for May 3 in Manhattan. In Albany, the […]
State’s highest court rules there is no constitutional right to assisted suicide
New Yorkers do not have a constitutional right to “aid-in-dying” drugs and procedures, according to a decision by the state’s highest court released Thursday. The New York State Court of Appeals has rejected a plaintiff’s argument that a person has a fundamental constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide in New York […]
Opinion: Death should not be “just another choice”
Full court press is on for the passage of laws permitting physician assisted suicide in New York state. Spokespeople in the media proclaim that only the individual should have the choice as to when to die. The slogan in circulation is that people have, “a right to die” as though […]
Aid-in-dying advocates share their stories in final push for legislation
Legislators and supporters joined with advocates from the group Compassion and Choices to urge passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act (S.3151/A.2383) before the end of the legislative session next month. The bill would allow for doctors to prescribe barbiturates to mentally competent, terminally ill patients so that they […]
Evangelicals host Albany lobby day
Coalition unveils legislative agenda which includes fighting GENDA and aid-in-dying bills Jason and David Benham are keynote speakers, telling their audience, “It’s about getting to the hearts of legislators” The state’s largest organization of evangelical Christians is fighting a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill New Yorkers, […]