Jan 19, 2024
Corinne Carey, Compassion & Choices’ Senior Campaign Director for NY/NJ issued the following statement after the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates voted Friday to support passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act. A copy of the Bar Association’s press release can be found
here.
“Compassion & Choices applauds the members of the
New York State Bar Association and its President, Richard Lewis, for supporting passage
of the Medical Aid in Dying Act. As President Lewis rightly said, ‘Support for medical aid in dying offers both dignity and compassion for those grappling with what can be a very difficult time in their lives.’
“We are grateful to Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, who chaired NYSBA’s Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying, which unanimously recommended support for the bill, for her diligence and commitment to ensuring that the task force heard from a wide
variety of New Yorkers who are passionate about this issue.