ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to give terminally ill people the legal ability to end their own lives with prescribed medication. In an op-ed in the Albany Times Union, Hochul said she supports the proposal but has made an agreement with lawmakers to include “guardrails” in the measure before she signs it into law.
New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide