Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter (Audio)
January 13, 2016 Gov. Andrew Cuomo hosts his 2016 State of the State Address, which will also include the annual budget presentation. Christine Quinn, the President and CEO of Women in Need, will weigh...
View ArticleAlbany Times-Union: Bill lets terminal patients get aid in dying
By Casey Seiler, 2/9 Supporters of legislation that would set up the process through which physicians could provide terminal patients with a fatal dose of medication don’t want it referred to as an...
View ArticleVideo: Aid-in-Dying legislation
I recently joined Assembly Member Amy Paulin and advocates for a press conference on aid-in-dying legislation. A5261 would enable mentally competent terminally ill patients to choose to...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE – Aid-in-Dying Bill Approved by Assembly Health Committee
Contact: For Immediate Release Mischa Sogut, (518) 455-4941 5/23/16 SogutM@assembly.state.ny.us Statement by Assembly Health Committee...
View ArticleSyracuse Post-Standard: Physician-assisted suicide takes step forward in NY
By Jim Mulder, May 24 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Efforts to legalize physician-assisted suicide in New York took a step forward Monday when the Assembly Health Committee for the first time approved a bill that...
View ArticlePress-Republican: A right to die
By Robin Caudell, 1/25/17 PLATTSBURGH — Amanda Cavanaugh was among the supporters of Monday’s Medical Aid in Dying Act for 2017 (S.3151/A.2383), which was reintroduced to New York lawmakers in Albany....
View ArticleLegislative Gazette: Bill sponsor says religious support is ‘next step’ for...
By Katherine Carroll, 2/21/17 Aid in Dying legislation received momentous support from religious leaders of various denominations Monday, urging passage of the proposal, which 67 percent of Americans...
View ArticleCity & State NY: Health Care Officials Offer Diagnoses for New York’s Funding...
By City & State | February 27, 2018 Thanks to a flu season that’s one of the worst in recent memory, it has been a tough winter to stay healthy. Influenza hospitalizations are up and thousands have...
View ArticleAssociated Press: Legislative hearing on aid-in-dying bill attracts big crowds
By David Klepper, 4/27 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds of people on both sides of the debate over physician-assisted suicide traveled to Albany on Monday for a hearing on legislation that would allow...
View ArticleNews 10 Albany: NY Assembly hearing held on aid in dying (with video)
By Morgan McKay, 4/23/18 (video at link) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The New York Assembly heard testimony that will decide if they should proceed with legislation that would allow for medical aid in dying...
View ArticleCapitol Pressroom: Medical Aid in Dying (Audio)
On April 23, I joined Assembly Member Amy Paulin on Capitol Pressroom to discuss Medical Aid in Dying: Audio here.
View ArticleEl Diario: Debaten ley de muerte asistida en la ciudad de Nueva York
By Pedro Frisneda, May 3 Quizás, aparte del aborto y la marihuana medicinal, no existe otro tema médico y de salud más polémico y controversial que el de la muerte asistida. Esto quedó muy claro, este...
View ArticleABC 7: New York lawmakers hold hearing on physician-assisted suicide (w/ video)
By Dave Evans, May 3 (video in link) NEW YORK CITY (WABC) – State lawmakers in New York are taking a closer look at a legislative proposal to give terminally ill people the right to seek life-ending...
View ArticleAM New York: New York’s physician-assisted suicide bill debated at State...
By Anne Erhart, May 3 The State Assembly Committee on Health heard testimony from 48 people on Thursday regarding a bill allowing medical aid in dying, or physician-assisted suicide. The bill would...
View ArticleCrain’s: Poll shows majority of New Yorkers support aid-in-dying as Assembly...
By Jonathan LaMantia, May 4 While the state Assembly health committee heard hours of testimony on Thursday for and against a bill to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives, a new...
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