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Gov. Hochul Signs Assisted Suicide Measure Into New York State Law

Law includes safeguards like mandatory mental health evaluations and a five-day waiting period to protect vulnerable patients, Gov. Hochul said the measure respects patient choice and institutional readiness.

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The New York state Capitol in Albany. (Photo: Pixabay) by OSV News ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) – New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this year she would sign a bill into law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have now legalized assisted suicide. Illinois became the 12th state to legalize it Dec. 12 when Gov. JB Pritzker signed…

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