Credit: Getty Images As of 2025, MAID is authorized in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, Maine, New Mexico, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eight years after similar legislation stalled at the Statehouse, Ohio lawmakers are again weighing whether ...

Hi. I’m Art Caplan. I'm at the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A topic that we often find up in the air for discussion is medical aid in dying or assisted suicide, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten states in the U.S. allow terminally ill patients to take medicine to end their lives, what is known as "Medical Aid in Dying," ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—State Rep. Eric Synenberg says he will announce legislation Thursday that would legalize medical aid in dying ...

Teresa Rodriguez's mother is dying of cancer. Like other caregivers to those who insist on medical aid in dying, Rodriguez is facing grief and guilt.

For roughly the past decade, advocates have pushed for New York to approve a law that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with the assistance of their doctor. On Tuesday, the ...

Sen. Jo Comerford speaks at an event in support of medical aid in dying legislation, while an opponent of the controversial policy holds up a sign behind the podium on June 3. Credit: STATE HOUSE NEWS ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Should a terminally ill person have the right to end their own life? That is a question New York State lawmakers will consider when they head back to Albany. Advocates who are ...

Letters to the editor can be submitted by sending an email to tuletters@timesunion.com or completing this form. See our guidelines on letters. What matters most in the debate around medical aid in ...

WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP ON SO MANY ISSUES IN CONCORD. LAWMAKERS ARE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN THEIR PARTIZAN POSITIONS. VOTES ARE PREDICTABLE. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF CROSSING PARTY LINES. THAT’S NOT SO WITH ...

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 ...