New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will sign legislation allowing medically assisted suicide for terminally ill residents, clearing the way for the practice to become legal in the state early next year.
In a written statement released Wednesday, Hochul said she reached an agreement with state lawmakers to enact the measure, which would apply to terminally ill New Yorkers estimated to have fewer than six months to live.
She wrote that the bill, with agreed-upon amendments, will be passed in January and signed, with the law taking effect six months later.
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