US EditionN.Y. Assembly votes in favor of medical aid in dying
- The New York State Assembly passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act on Tuesday, allowing terminally ill adults to request life-ending medication.
- The bill, first introduced in 2016 and reintroduced several times, requires Senate approval and gubernatorial signature before becoming law.
- The legislation applies only to mentally competent patients over 18 with a terminal illness expected to end life within six months, including safeguards against coercion and required physician approval.
- The bill was approved by the Assembly with an 81-67 vote, supported by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who emphasized it empowers people to make their own decisions and maintain their dignity during their final days, while critics argued that the measure lacks sufficient safeguards.
- If enacted, New York would join ten other U.S. Jurisdictions permitting medical aid in dying, but the measure’s fate remains uncertain due to pending Senate vote and unclear gubernatorial stance.
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·London, United Kingdom
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End of life: the text on aid to die voted in committee in the Assembly before the hemicycle marathon
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