Federal lawsuit filed to block New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law
Disability advocates argue New York's aid-in-dying law discriminates against people with disabilities, offering death instead of essential care and support services.
- Disability rights advocates filed federal lawsuits on Thursday in New York and Illinois seeking to block medical aid-in-dying laws scheduled to take effect in August and September, alleging the statutes create a "deadly and discriminatory system."
- Plaintiffs, including Chicago ADAPT and the United Spinal Association, contend the legislation violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fourteenth Amendment by singling out disabled individuals for lethal prescriptions instead of providing equal access to care.
- Ebony Payne, a quadriplegic, and Pam Heavens joined the lawsuits, citing Medicaid cuts and home-care shortages that leave disabled individuals vulnerable to pressure from insurers and doctors.
- Gov. Pritzker signed the Illinois law last year, asserting it helps terminally ill patients avoid suffering, while the Department of Health declined to comment on pending litigation.
- New York's law is scheduled to take effect Aug. 5, while Illinois' statute begins in September, setting a timeline for courts to rule on whether the challenged measures violate federal disability protections.
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Federal lawsuit filed to block New York's Medical Aid in Dying law
Disability rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit in New York to block the Medical Aid in Dying law, arguing that it illegally pushes vulnerable New Yorkers towards suicide instead of providing them with support and medical care.
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A coalition advocating for patients with disabilities filed federal lawsuits Thursday to invalidate New York and Illinois' controversial doctor-assisted suicide laws for allegedly treating the terminally ill as "disposable."
Disability rights advocates file lawsuit over Illinois’ ‘dangerous’ right-to-die law – Chicago Sun-Times
The lawsuits, filed in Illinois and New York Thursday, contend the legislation “discriminates against people with disabilities by singling them out for lethal prescriptions rather than providing equal access to the care, support, and suicide prevention services offered to those perceived as non- or less disabled,” according to the End Assisted Suicide coalition.
Disability rights advocates file lawsuit over Illinois' 'dangerous' right-to-die law
Disability rights and patient advocacy groups in Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new law that allows terminally ill patients to seek medication to end their own lives.The advocates oppose the right-to-die legislation, which takes effect in September. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law last year, making Illinois the 12th state to permit medical aid in dying. The law allows certain terminally ill adults to obtain a presc…
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