Metzger lauds soon-to-be enacted physician-assisted suicide law for terminally ill

Metzger lauds soon-to-be enacted physician-assisted suicide law for terminally ill

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, who was a strong supporter of a physician-assisted suicide measure while a state senator, lauded the expectation that the legislation would become law next year. In a statement issued Friday, Metzger said the Medical Aid in Dying Act measure, expected to be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will ease the pain of the terminally ill and the suffering of their families. “I was a co-sponsor a…