Albany, NY— New York’s 2023 regular legislative session is over, and assisted suicide legislation has failed—despite an end-of-session push—to receive approval in the State Senate or in the State Assembly. This is welcome news. Assisted suicide bills have been introduced […]
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By Nick Reisman Advocates for people with disabilities worry people who are struggling with an illness can easily become depressed and feel their options are far more limited. “A lot of the discussion around the issue kind of overlooks the […]
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By Ashley Dager [Some] Organizations [opposed to assisted suicide] fear how it will impact people with disabilities. The ARC New York says in part: “If medical aid in dying becomes a right in NYS, it’s a right that should be granted to […]
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By Karen Dewitt (NYS National Correspondent) The bill’s opponents, including some advocacy groups for people with disabilities, say they fear the measure, which they call assisted suicide, could be abused. Alex Thompson is with the New York Association of Independent […]
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By Karen DeWitt Opponents, including some advocacy groups for people with disabilities, said they fear the measure could be abused. Alex Thompson with the New York Association of Independent Living said people with disabilities are sometimes misdiagnosed by doctors. He […]
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Albany, NY—Our coalition strongly opposes the so-called Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.995-A/S.2445-A), which would permit assisted suicide in New York State. While proponents position the legislation as “death with dignity” and empowering for people with serious diseases, the sad […]
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Dear Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie: The New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide (NYAAAS) is an association of diverse organizations and individuals committed to maintaining New York’s longstanding ban on assisted suicide. We write to reaffirm our strong opposition to […]
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Albany, NY (01/14/2021)—Earlier today, Assemblymember Karines Reyes (D-Bronx) provided an interview stating her support for physician assisted suicide. The New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide offered the following response: “The most troubling part of the discussion revolved around the issue […]
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Albany, NY—Dozens of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals from across the state are at the State Capitol today to make the medical case against legalizing physician-assisted suicide. “Today we will meet with our elected representatives to explain the adverse […]
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