New York Lawmakers Pass Assisted Suicide Bill, Send to Governor’s Desk

New York state Senate Democrats passed a controversial bill on Monday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.

The bill is now sitting on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) desk — the governor has not indicated whether she will sign the bill, but her office said she will “review the legislation,” according to the New York Post. 

The bill, called the “Medical Aid in Dying” bill by supporters, would allow physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to people with a prognosis of six months or less to live. The measure passed 35 to 27, with six Democrats — Senators April Baskin, Siela Bynoe, Cordelle Cleare, Monica Martinez, Roxanne Persaud, and Sam Sutton – breaking with their party to vote against it. 

Critics of the bill warn it

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