“My husband has suffered from Type I Diabetes his entire life. He is an otherwise healthy, 67-year-old man, but if he chose to stop treating his disease or the insurance company denied coverage for his insulin, he would qualify for […]
READ MORE“If I wanted to, I could easily get a doctor to say that I meet the criteria for assisted suicide. [But] assisted suicide would be entirely inappropriate for someone like me.” As a three-year old, Conrad Reynoldson was diagnosed with […]
READ MOREOn May 3, 2018, Edward T. Mechmann, Esq., Director of Public Policy of the Archdiocese of New York, testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed legislation that would legalize assisted suicide. The following is a […]
READ MOREOn May 3, 2018, Lynda Holler, a patient advocate, testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide. The following is a transcript of Ms. Holler’s testimony: Chairman Gottfried and Honorable […]
READ MOREOn May 3, 2018, Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD, MACP, offered the following testimony to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide. The following is Dr. Sulmasy’s written testimony: My name […]
READ MOREOn May 2, 2018, Medical Director, Family Physician, Hospitalist, and recent accountable care organization medical director, Paul A. Carpentier, MD, West Islip, NY 11795, submitted the following testimony to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed […]
READ MOREWayne Miller of Malone testified April 23 before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed legislation that would permit medical aid in dying. His remarks are below: “Chairman Gottfried and Honorable Members of the Assembly Health […]
READ MOREOn April 23, 2018, Thomas J. Madejski, MD, President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide. The following […]
READ MOREOn April 23, 2018, Kathryn Carroll, Esq., Policy Analyst at the Center for Disability Rights, Inc., testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Health on proposed legislation that would legalize assisted suicide. The following is a transcript of […]
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