Democrats in the New York Legislature approved a bill on Monday that gives individuals with terminal illnesses the right to ...

While assisted suicide is legal in a dozen states and the District of Columbia, the New York bill is unique in that it has no waiting period, Poust said.

Before sanctioning suicide, let’s invest more time and resources into easing patients’ pain at the end of life.

Far from providing peace to terminal patients, assisted suicide laws are often used by government-run healthcare systems to ...

CNA Staff, Jun 18, 2025 / 16:23 pm. Leading Catholic voices in New York, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, are urging the state’s Catholic governor to veto an assisted suicide bill that has no ...

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from ...

The New York Times reports that State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, one of the bill’s sponsors, has described it as “a statement of New York’s values” and a rejection of Republican efforts to “increase ...

CNA Staff, Jun 20, 2025 / 17:21 pm. British lawmakers in the House of Commons passed a bill on Friday legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in England and Wales in spite of ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) — Supporters and opponents of a medically assisted suicide bill are lobbying New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The measure approved last week would allow a person with an incurable ...

Democratic State Senators in New York passed legislation that would permit terminally ill patients to take their own lives ...