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

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," ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This op-ed originally ran in the Times Union out of Albany. Two and a half centuries ago, our founding fathers established a vision of a country based on limited government and broad ...

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 ...

Supporters say the law includes safeguards and gives people autonomy and relief from unnecessary suffering. Critics argue that life should always be preserved ...

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 ...