Brittany Maynard chose medical aid in dying after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. Maynard's husband, Dan Diaz, became her caregiver and supported her decision to move to Oregon for access ...

“I want control in deciding when I’ve suffered enough," said Jeff McComas, who is suing Colorado for the right to end his life as an out-of-state resident Supplied by Jeff McComas family Jeff McComas, ...

Faced with terminal cancer and a prognosis of just three to six months left to live, Lebanon resident Joy Blongewicz’s brother Chuck took solace in knowing that Colorado, where he lived offered ...

Every week in New York, another person dies without the option to choose the compassionate death that they deserve, often dying alone or in a hospital surrounded by doctors trying to aggressively ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— A recent criminal case in Albany has sparked discussion about assisted suicide. A man admitted to a Capital Region TV station that he killed his elderly parents and wished there ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) — A new poll shows most New Yorkers want Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Bill into law. The bill passed in the State Senate earlier this year, but it still ...

Terminally ill New Yorkers hoping to relieve their suffering through legal medical means encountered yet another devastating setback on Friday, as the Medical Aid in Dying Act failed to advance ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York state Senate on Monday night voted to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act just days before the end of its legislative session on June 12. The measure passed shortly ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has said she knows it is a "very weighty decision on me." It, in this case, is a decision on whether to sign or veto a bill that could make New York the 12th state to ...