New York’s Medical Aid in Dying is often framed as compassion guided by medical expertise. But is the legislation prescribing ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — At the New York State Capitol, supporters of Medical Aid in Dying gathered to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the legislation. Dozens of Medical Aid in Dying Advocates ...

If signed into law, New York would become the 12th state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow Medical Aid in Dying, legislation that would allow mentally competent, terminally ill patients ...

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives, after the bill narrowly passed ...

SPRINGFIELD — Despite facing legislative hurdles, Democrats on an Illinois House committee voted to push forward a bill that would let terminally ill patients request life-ending medication. The ...