Bill Title: Establishes the New York end of life options act; authorizes the prescription of aid-in-dying medication to individuals with terminal illnesses; terminal illness means incurable and irreversible illness that has been medically confirmed that will result in death within six months; form must be signed by the qualified individual and by two witnesses; no liability or sanctions where the health care provider participates in good faith.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to health [A02129 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Richard Gottfried [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-075	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Phillip Steck [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-110	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Earlene Hooper [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-052	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Felix Ortiz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Janet Duprey [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-115	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Charles Lavine [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Carmen Arroyo [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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