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Effingham County Board chairman proposes resolution opposing 'medical aid in dying' law

Effingham Daily News 12 Feb 2026
EFFINGHAM — Effingham County Board Chairman Joshua Douthit wants the board to urge lawmakers to repeal the “medical aid in dying” law and encourage all medical providers to opt out ... .
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New York's Medical Aid in Dying bill signed into law

Lockport Union-Sun 11 Feb 2026
ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul officially signed the “medical aid in dying” bill into law (S.138/A.136) on Feb. 6 ... .
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Hochul signs Medical Aid in Dying Act into law

Olean Times Herald 11 Feb 2026
Kathy Hochul has officially signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act legislation into law, while stressing the new law was written to ensure no patient is coerced into choosing medical aid in dying, and ...
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Medical Aid in Dying Act signed into law

The Post-Star 10 Feb 2026
The law will go into effect in six months to give the state Department of Health time to put into place regulations required to implement the law while also ensuring that health care facilities can properly prepare and train staff ... .
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NY signs Medical Aid in Dying Act into law

Press Republican 09 Feb 2026
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law Friday, making New York the 13th state to authorize it ... .
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Hochul signs NY Medical Aid in Dying Act legalizing assisted suicide

Lohud 09 Feb 2026
6, approved the measure after securing additional guardrails seeking "to ensure no patient was coerced into choosing medical aid in dying and that no health care professional or religiously affiliated ...
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New York Governor Signs Law Allowing Medical Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Residents

US News 07 Feb 2026
By Jasper WardFeb 6 (Reuters) - New York GovernorKathy ​Hochul on Friday signed ‌a bill into law allowing medical aid in dying to ​be available... .
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Medical Aid in Dying: Gov. Hochul signs bill allowing life-ending medication for terminally ill patients ...

Newsday 07 Feb 2026
Kathy Hochul on Friday signed the Medical Aid in Dying bill into law, making New York the 13th state where life-ending medication can be made available to some terminally ill residents ... in a statement.
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Governor Hochul Signs Medical Aid in Dying Act into New York State Law (The Office of the Governor of the State of New York)

Public Technologies 07 Feb 2026
... to ensure that no patient was coerced into choosing medical aid in dying and that no health care professional or religiously affiliated health facility would be forced to offer medical aid in dying.
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New York adopts medical aid in dying with new safeguards

Jurist 07 Feb 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Medical Aid in Dying Act” on Friday, making New York the latest state to authorize physician-assisted dying for certain terminally ill patients.
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Governor Hochul Signs Medical Aid in Dying Act Into New York State Law (New York State Department of Financial Services)

Public Technologies 06 Feb 2026
... to ensure that no patient was coerced into choosing medical aid in dying and that no health care professional or religiously affiliated health facility would be forced to offer medical aid in dying.
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NYS Legislature signs off on revised 'aid in dying' law

Newsday 05 Feb 2026
ALBANY — State legislators signed off on negotiated amendments to the state’s Medical Aid in Dying bill on Wednesday, clearing the way for Gov ... in dying ... Hochul to sign Aid in Dying bill, with changes.
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New York to become latest state to allow aid in dying. What is it?

Usatoday 28 Jan 2026
Matt Meyer signs medical aid in dying bill into law ... New York is set to become the latest state to pass its Medical Aid in Dying Act when Gov ... New York would be the 13th state to have an aid-in-dying law.
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Doug Lamb: Understanding Illinois' new medical aid in dying law

The Pantagraph 16 Jan 2026
Clinical psychologist Doug Lamb of Bloomington writes in response to Gov. JB Pritzker's decision to sign into law Senate Bill 1950, known as the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act ... .
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