Tag: assisted suicide
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 […]
Physician’s group endorses medical aid-in-dying legislation
Last week, the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, which represents over 6,000 physicians and medical students throughout the state, voted in favor of supporting the New York State’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (S.3151/A.2383). The bill, which the NYSAFP previously held a neutral stance on, would allow for […]
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 […]
Changes to physician-assisted suicide legislation might calm critics’ fears
Revised bill contains new assurances that only mentally competent patients could request life-ending drug Four state lawmakers on Monday announced they are re-introducing a bill that would allow physician-assisted suicide for mentally competent, terminally ill patients in New York state. Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island; Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale; […]