New York earlier this month became the 14th state with an aid-in-dying law on the books, thanks to a trend that is ushering ...

Patients must be mentally capable adults with a terminal diagnosis and six-month prognosis. — Patients must be New York residents. — Requests must be voluntary and free from ...

"Medical-aid-in-dying is not about giving up. It is about preserving autonomy, dignity and choice under the safest and ...

New York will be the 13th state to allow terminally ill people to end their life, creating an unusual coalition in opposition ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amended version of bill making NY the 13th state to legalize lethal pills for terminally ill ...

Governor JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a bill that legalizes medical aid in dying in Illinois. Senate Bill 1950 will allow terminally ill patients aged 18 or older with a diagnosis of six ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the controversial medical ...

Credit: Getty Images As of 2025, MAID is authorized in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, Maine, New Mexico, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, ...

Tim Appleton, Connecticut campaign director for the Compassion & Choices Action Network, said legislation legalizing aid in ...

State lawmakers passed a bill to legalize “medical aid in dying” for Illinois adults with terminal illnesses. If signed by the governor, the measure would allow mentally capable patients to ...

New York’s Medical Aid in Dying is often framed as compassion guided by medical expertise. But is the legislation prescribing a moral choice behind the mask of scientific certainty? As a physician, I ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Medical Aid in Dying is now a reality in the state of New York. The legislation signed into law by ...