Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing last-minute changes to New York’s physician-assisted suicide bill before deciding whether to sign it by Dec. 31, according to Spectrum News.
The proposed tweaks include requiring terminally ill patients to record their request on video, undergo psychiatric evaluations, and prove they live in-state. The bill, passed quietly in spring, faces strong opposition from disability rights advocates, religious leaders, and medical groups.
Supporters say changes would weaken a law meant to ease end-of-life suffering. If approved, New York would become the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to allow aid in dying for mentally competent adults with less than six months to live…