
MSSNY Part of Growing Wave of Support for Medical Aid in Dying
The Medical Society of the State of New York is among the growing list of organizations supporting passage of medical aid in dying legislation, which has been debated in the Legislature for nearly a decade. Some lawmakers foresee passage this year, with Assembly member Amy Paulin saying, “I think that people need to have choices. At their most vulnerable point in life they shouldn’t be forced to go to New Jersey, California or Oregon to get those choices. They should have them right here in New York State.”
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