ALBANY — When José Hernandez gets congested, he said it can feel like he’s drowning.
Paralyzed from the neck down after a spinal cord injury, Hernandez, 46, relies on round-the-clock care to eat, dress and exist in New York City, where he lives with his partner and son.
Under New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act, Hernandez said he fears that if his health deteriorates and doctors deem him terminally ill, the state would offer him access to life-ending medication rather than the suicide prevention measures available to others…