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new york Governor Kathy Hochul An agreement was announced Wednesday with state legislative leaders to approve a bill that would give terminally ill people the legal ability to end their lives as prescribed Medicine,
Hochul, A CatholicThe hearing cited “pain and suffering” New Yorkers and their children, as well as protests from “individuals of many faiths who believe that someone’s religion is being intentionally belittled.” life violates the sanctity of life.” She wrote, “I was taught that God Is kind and compassionate, and we should be like that too. This includes allowing a compassionate choice for those who are facing the unimaginable and seeking comfort in their final months in this life.”
In an op-ed, Hochul supported the proposal and agreed to include “railway” before signing it into law.
a dozen other US states and District of Columbia allow medical assistance suicidal, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Similar legislation has recently been signed into law for terminally ill residents.
New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act requires a terminally ill person who is expected to die within six months to make a written request for life-ending medications. Two witnesses must sign to ensure there is no coercion; Then approval is required from both their attending physician and consulting physician.
Hochul confirmed that the new provisions would require a medical doctor to confirm that the person “actually has less than six months to live” and would require a psychologist or psychiatrist to confirm the patient’s capacity and lack of duress.
The bill also includes a mandatory five-day waiting period and a written, recorded oral request to “confirm that free will exists.” Outpatient facilities of religious hospitals may choose not to provide the service. He added, “This is a right given only to New Yorkers.”
A spokesperson confirmed that Hochul will sign the bill into law next year, incorporating the changes she agreed to. The legislation, introduced in 2016, stalled for years due to opposition from the New York State Catholic Conference and other groups, who argued it would devalue human life and weaken the physician’s role as a physician.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the bishops of New York said in a statement that Hochul’s situation “indicates the abandonment of its most vulnerable citizens by our government, which is telling sick or disabled people that suicide in their case is not only acceptable, but encouraged by our elected leaders.”
New York lawmakers approved the legislation earlier this year. Supporters said it would ease the suffering of terminally ill people and give them the opportunity to die on their own terms.
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