Robert Moffit, lifelong Staten Islander with ALS and Medical Aid in Dying Act advocate, dies

Robert Moffit, lifelong Staten Islander with ALS and Medical Aid in Dying Act advocate, dies

He shared his story to urge lawmakers to pass the legislation.

How ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ got an Assembly vote

Controversial legislation allowing terminally ill New Yorkers to end their lives with the help of a doctor received a vote in the Assembly this spring, surprising Capitol observers because the measure divided important constituencies in the Assembly majority, has no guarantee of getting a vote in the Senate and might be dead on arrival if it gets to the governor. To learn how the floor vote came together, we talked with the measure’s Assembly sp…

Paulin’s Medical Aid in Dying Act Passes Assembly, State Senate Still Needs to Vote

Opponents Rally Against Passage By Dan Murphy After a decade of tireless advocacy, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin heralded the passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act in the State Assembly. The legislation, which she authored and has championed, will provide terminally ill New Yorkers with the compassionate option to end unbearable suffering peacefully. “For a […]