Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
New York, assisted suicide Bill A136/S138 passed in the New York Assembly by a vote of 81 to 67 on April 29 and may soon be debated in the state Senate. We have urged supporters to contact the members of the New York State Senate.
The New York bill is particularly loose in it's language. But what makes New York's bill even more egregious is that:
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
The New York bill is particularly loose in it's language. But what makes New York's bill even more egregious is that:
1. The bill does not have a reflecton period. A person's bad day can be their last day.
The bill requires the person to have the assessor confirm that there is a "terminal condition" with a 6 month prognosis to die. "Terminal condition" includes diabetes and eating disorders. Without a reflection period, there is no opportunity to rethink the deadly irreversible decision.
2. There is no residency requirement. The New York bill allows anyone from anywhere to die by assisted suicide in New York.
The New York assisted suicide bill may come up as early as TOMORROW (Monday) for a floor vote.
Senator Name Email Albany Office
Andrea Stewart-Cousins scousins@nysenate.gov 518-455-2585
Andrew Gounardes gounardes@nysenate.gov 518-455-3270
Brian Kavanagh kavanagh@nysenate.gov 518-455-2625
Jamaal Bailey senatorjbailey@nysenate.gov 518-455-2061
John Liu liu@nysenate.gov 518-455-2210
Joseph Addabbo addabbo@nysenate.gov 518-455-2322
Kevin Parker parker@nysenate.gov 518-455-2580
Patricia Fahy Fahy@nysenate.gov 518-455-2225
Shelley Mayer smayer@nysenate.gov 518-455-2031
Toby Ann Stavisky stavisky@nysenate.gov 518-455-3461
Tell them that you oppose assisted suicide and this assisted suicide bill is particularly dangerous because it lacks a reflection period and there is no residency requirement.
Because the New York bill does not have a residency requirement, all of our loved ones are at risk from the dangers of assisted suicide passing in New York State even if they don't live there. Remember, when assisted suicide bills pass, it is often by just one or two votes. Your voice really does make a difference!
As bad as the New York assisted suicide bill is the assisted suicide lobby has expanded existing assisted suicide legislation in nearly every state that has legalized assisted suicide.
Oregon allows physicians to wave the waiting period and Oregon has also eliminated the residency requirement. Vermont is permitting assisted suicide by telehealth, they are forcing medical practitioners who oppose assisted suicide to refer patients and they eliminated the residency requirement. Washington state, California, Colorado and Hawaii have also expanded their assisted suicide laws.
Once assisted suicide is legal, the assisted suicide lobby will work to further expand the law. The original assisted suicide bill is designed to pass in the legislature, once passed incremental extensions will follow.
It feels like the push for extermination across the land will become an all too common occurrence that will eventually become a generally accepted practice.
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