N.Y. Senate Passes Medical Aid in Dying Act; Next Step Is Gov. Hochul’s Desk

New York State Senate To Allow Terminally Ill People To End Their Lives Peacefully

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, a Westchester Democrat who leads the body's Health Committee, first introduced the bill a decade ago.

NY state Senate approves doctor-assisted suicide bill, sends it to Hochul’s desk for approval

ALBANY – State Senate Democrats passed highly controversial legislation that would allow terminally ill people to take their own lives with the help of doctors in a razor-thin vote Monday -- leaving it up to Gov. Kathy Hochul whether to sign it into law.

New York Moves to Allow Terminally Ill People to Die on Their Own Terms

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

Lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for terminally ill

Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill that's been approved by the New York state Legislature

N.Y. Senate passes Medical Aid in Dying Act; next step is Gov. Hochul’s desk

Staten Island Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a prime co-sponsor of the measure, voted in favor of the bill, while Sen. Andrew Lanza voted against it.

After hours of debate on floor, Medical Aid in Dying Act narrowly passes NYS Senate

The Medical Aid in Dying Act passed the New York State Senate on Monday night, and with it already approved in the State Assembly 81-67 in April.