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New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide
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New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill. In an op-ed in the Albany Times Union on Wednesday, Hochul said she supports the proposal but has made a deal with lawmakers to include “guardrails” in the measure before she signs it into law.
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New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill. In an op-ed in the Albany Times Union on Wednesday, Hochul said she supports the proposal but has made a deal with lawmakers to include “guardrails” in the measure before she signs it into law.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to give terminally ill people the legal...
Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she’ll sign a controversial doctor-assisted suicide bill – capping a years-long battle over making New York a state that allows terminally ill people to take their own lives.
The bill would allow terminally ill patients over the age of 18 to request medically assisted suicide if they are medically verified to have less than six months to live.
On Wednesday, Hochul announced that she would sign into law a revised version of the "Medical Aid in Dying" bill that will be introduced to the state Legislature in January.
