Medical Aid in Dying Act (A136 -Paulin/S138 -Hoylman-Sigal) would allow terminally ill patients to request medication to aid in dying (a slippery slope in assisting suicide). This DANGEROUS bill has passed both houses of the New York State Legislature. It is currently awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature to become law. If signed, it would take effect immediately and make New York the 12th state to legalize medical aid in dying.
Reasons why this bill is SO DANGEROUS:
Elderly, disabled, or low-income patients may feel pressured to choose death to avoid being a burden.
Terminal predictions can be wrong; treatments may emerge that offer more time or comfort.
Blurring ethical boundaries in medicine.
Could shift focus and funding away from improving end-of-life support.
Turns doctors into executioners.
There are no safeguards to prevent misuse of the lethal drug.
So many more dangerous reasons. Click HERE for more.
🚨Canada Passed a Similar Law in 2016…
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- In 2016, Canada legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) for adults with a serious and incurable medical condition, but only if their natural death was reasonably foreseeable.
- In 2021, that safeguard was removed. Now, individuals with chronic, but not terminal conditions can qualify for MAID. Canada is also moving toward expanding eligibility to include mental illness.
- This can be a dangerous slippery slope. What was once rare becomes routine.
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Learn more about this horrible bill from the New York Alliance Against Suicide.
How to STOP this BILL from becoming law:
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- Contact Governor Kathy Hochul TODAY and tell her to veto the Medical Aid in Dying Act! Personally explain why you are against it. Use some of the reasons we listed above to explain why it is so important that she vetoes the bill.
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The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
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