A new option for terminally ill patients in New York: Medically assisted death

[ZiprHead]

A New York law allowing some sick patients to end their lives by taking lethal medication goes into effect Wednesday after a yearslong push from advocates.

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Medical Aid in Dying in New York: A Changing Medical and Legal Landscape for Terminally Ill New Yorkers and Healthcare Professionals - New York State Bar Association

Medical aid in dying will soon become a legally permitted medical option for terminally ill patients in New York. On Feb. 6, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Act. The new law legalizes the prescribing of a lethal dose of medication by New York State physicians for the...

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Medical aid in dying will soon become a legally permitted medical option for terminally ill patients in New York. On Feb. 6, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Act. The new law legalizes the prescribing of a lethal dose of medication by New York State physicians for the purpose of hastening death at the request of a qualifying terminally ill adult patient who is a New York resident and possesses decisional capacity.[1] The law takes effect 180 days after signing, on Aug. 5.[2]

The chapter amendments, which Gov. Hochul required before signing the bill, introduced several additional patient protections and clarifications to address concerns raised during the legislative process. These amendments include the requirements that all oral requests for the bill be recorded by audio or video device and permanently stored in the patient’s medical record; a mandatory mental health evaluation by a qualified professional to confirm decisional capacity; a five-day waiting period between the writing and filling of the prescription (with a narrow exception if the attending physician determines the patient may die before the period expires); a strict residency requirement limited to New York residents only; an in-person initial physician consultation unless such would cause extraordinary hardship to the patient; and strengthened opt-out rights for individual clinicians and healthcare facilities – including home hospice programs – that hold religious, moral, or ethical objections to participating in MAID.[3]

 

[southernhybrid]

I've been asked to donate money to help pass th at in Georgia, but I seriously doubt it will pass in Georgia, at least not in the near future. I would certainly want that option if I was suffering while nearing the end of life.

 

[robnisch]

I've been asked to donate money to help pass th at in Georgia, but I seriously doubt it will pass in Georgia, at least not in the near future. I would certainly want that option if I was suffering while nearing the end of life.

I think my home state has had this for many years, Oregun!

 

[ZiprHead]

I've been asked to donate money to help pass th at in Georgia, but I seriously doubt it will pass in Georgia, at least not in the near future. I would certainly want that option if I was suffering while nearing the end of life.

I think my home state has had this for many years, Oregun!

Are they dragging grannies of the street for killing?

 

[southernhybrid]

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I didn't realize that Georgia was considering it. Maybe there is hope.

 

[TomC]

I didn't realize that Georgia was considering it. Maybe there is hope.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Indiana on that list. But the term "considering" is vague.
Knowing the rodents currently in office a little bit, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that the Teaparty Christianists in the legislature were planning to weaponize the policy.

"My Democratic opponent wants to kill your MOM! " They are not above that.
Tom

 

[southernhybrid]

I didn't realize that Georgia was considering it. Maybe there is hope.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Indiana on that list. But the term "considering" is vague.
Knowing the rodents currently in office a little bit, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that the Teaparty Christianists in the legislature were planning to weaponize the policy.

"My Democratic opponent wants to kill your MOM! " They are not above that.
Tom

I was thinking the same thing about Georgia and I too was surprised to see Indiana on the list as we lived there briefly and my son and his family live there as well. His mother in law is 86 and in fairly good health but she might want that option if she reaches the point where she is terminally ill and suffering. Most or all states that have the option require two physicians to give evidence that the person has 6 months or less to live, so a healthy older person would not have the option. You probably already knew that.