With assisted suicide officially becoming legal across New York on Aug. 5, the state’s Catholic bishops are calling for prayers, noting that “our elected officials have turned the notion of ‘death with dignity’ on its head.”
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‘Care — Not Suicide’: Catholics Push Back on New York MAID Law
New York state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act goes into effect on Aug. 5, making it the 13th U.S. state, along with the District of Columbia, to authorize physician-assisted suicide.
New York Catholic Sisters File Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide
Catholic nuns and health care ministries have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York’s assisted suicide law.
NY Bishops Urge Hochul to Veto Bill That ‘Mocks the Foundation of the Family’
The Catholic bishops of New York are opposing a bill that would replace the terms “father,” “mother,” and “filiation” with “gender-neutral language,” charging that the change would “mock the foundation of the family.”
New York Pro-Life Advocates Unmoved by Suicide Law Rules as Public Comment Underway
The state of New York has opened a two-month public comment period for the physician-assisted suicide law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul four months ago, but pro-life advocates continue their opposition.
NYSCC ‘Encouraged’ by Governor Showing Support of School Choice Program
The New York State Catholic Conference has expressed hope that private school choice could expand across the state next year after Gov. Kathy Hochul reportedly said she intends to opt in to a new federal program.
Catholic School Supporters Urge Hochul To Join Scholarship Tax Credit Program
A new federal tax credit could transform Catholic school affordability in New York — but Gov. Kathy Hochul must decide whether the state will opt in.
Dominican Sisters Challenge NY State Gender-Identity Law
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who for more than a century have cared for terminal cancer patients, have sued the State of New York, alleging officials have threatened to shut down their ministry unless they violate their Catholic faith.
Gov. Hochul Signs Assisted Suicide Measure Into New York State Law
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this year she would sign a bill into law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Bishop Robert Brennan Among NYC Vigil Attendees Urging Governor Hochul to Veto Assisted Suicide Bill
As temperatures slid into the 20s, a candlelight vigil formed Dec. 4 outside of the Manhattan office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, with participants urging her not to sign a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in New York.