For roughly the past decade, advocates have pushed for New York to approve a law that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with the assistance of their doctor. On Tuesday, the ...

Hi. I’m Art Caplan. I'm at the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A topic that we often find up in the air for discussion is medical aid in dying or assisted suicide, ...

On December 17, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a deal was reached with lawmakers to move forward with signing the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. Hochul’s announcement paves the way for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Democratic state legislators behind the Medical Aid in Dying Act expect its imminent passing in both the Assembly and the Senate. Several of those legislators—including the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she will sign a revised Medical Aid in Dying Act in January 2026, setting New York on course to legalize a tightly regulated ...

Terminally ill adults in Illinois may have the option to take life-ending medication prescribed by a physician under a bill passed by the Illinois legislature last week during its fall session.

Governor JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a bill that legalizes medical aid in dying in Illinois. Senate Bill 1950 will allow terminally ill patients aged 18 or older with a diagnosis of six ...

Faced with terminal cancer and a prognosis of just three to six months left to live, Lebanon resident Joy Blongewicz’s brother Chuck took solace in knowing that Colorado, where he lived offered ...

Lynn Cave waited hours to provide public testimony in front of the Thursday afternoon. “I have eye cancer that has spread to my liver. It will likely claim my life in just two years. I don’t want my ...