The New York State Senate on Monday passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act, positioning New York to become the 12th state to legalize physician-assisted death for terminally ill adults. The bill would ...

New York lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would allow terminally ill adults to end their lives with doctor-prescribed ...

A bill permitting so-called medical aid in dying passed the State Legislature and will now head to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her ...

The New York Senate has voted to legalize medically assisted suicide, a move that one Catholic bioethicist told OSV News ...

The bishops in New York state are warning of a looming “nightmare” there after the Legislature passed a measure authorizing ...

State senators passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act in a June 9 evening session that, after two hours of debate, wrapped with ...

The New York Senate gave final approval to the bill Monday night after hours of debate during which supporters said it would ...

The bill will allow terminally ill New Yorkers to end their life on their own terms, and it now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul. “It’s not about hastening death, but ending suffering,” Democratic state Sen ...

The BriefDebra Robertson, a Lombard woman with terminal cancer, has been advocating for the right to die with dignity.The ...

A look at legislative efforts in states across the country that cut to the heart of what it means to freely practice the ...

Deb Robertson isn’t giving up on state legislation that would give terminally ill patients like herself the option to end ...