Medical Aid in Dying Act
Coverage of Medical Aid in Dying Act in the Nexus archive.
- Medical Aid in Dying Act Takes Effect
New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act allows terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to request life-ending medication. The law, effective Wednesday, faces opposition from Republican lawmakers, the Catholic Church, and disability advocates who have filed a lawsuit.
- New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect over pushback from Catholic caretakers
New York's Medical Aid in Dying law, allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medication, took effect as the 14th district to implement such a policy. The law requires patients to undergo evaluations and a five-day waiting period, but faces a pending legal challenge from a Catholic congregation.
- New York’s controversial medical aid in dying law takes effect amid legal fight
New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, allowing terminally ill patients to request medication to end their lives, took effect amid a legal fight. The law marks the end of a yearslong legislative battle and introduces a new end-of-life option for eligible patients.
- Opinion: Something is missing from movies about medical aid in dying
New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, allowing terminally ill individuals to opt for assisted suicide, will take effect. Pedro Almodóvar's 2025 film 'The Room Next Door' portrays a terminal cancer patient seeking help to die, framed as an act of dignity and self-determination.