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New York Governor Signs Assisted Suicide Bill
New York Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Medically Assisted Suicide Bill, Becoming 14th State to Allow PracticeGovernor Hochul, drawing from her personal experience with her mothers ALS diagnosis, announced her intention to sign a bill legalizing medically assisted suicide for terminally ill residents. The measure, expected to pass in January, will apply to those with fewer than six months to live, following a five-day waiting period and mental health evaluation. Additional safeguards include an audio or video recording of the patients request and a ban on financially benefiting witnesses or interpreters. The law will limit eligibility to New York residents and allow religiously affiliated hospice providers to opt out, making New York the fourteenth state to permit this practice.
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