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The Catholic bishops had urged Hochul not to pass the bill, saying that it undermined her own work on anti-suicide programs.
In spite of opposition from Catholic bishops and patient advocate groups, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 6 signed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Empire State.
Assisted suicide is already legal in California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Washington, D.C.
Hochul, a Catholic, had already announced she would sign the bill once “guardrails” were added — specifically, laws to allow faith-based hospice providers to opt out of offering assisted suicide.
The Catholic bishops had urged Hochul not to pass the bill, saying that it undermined her own work on anti-suicide programs.
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In spite of opposition from Catholic bishops and patient advocate groups, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 6 signed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Empire State.
Assisted suicide is already legal in California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Washington, D.C.
Hochul, a Catholic, had already announced she would sign the bill once “guardrails” were added — specifically, laws to allow faith-based hospice providers to opt out of offering assisted suicide.
The Catholic bishops had urged Hochul not to pass the bill, saying that it undermined her own work on anti-suicide programs.
Continued below.
Patient Advocate on Passage of New York Assisted-Suicide Bill: ‘Reexamine Your Consciences’
The Catholic bishops had urged Hochul not to pass the bill, saying that it undermined her own work on anti-suicide programs.
