HEALTHAug 5 · 21:27 UTCNEWS10 ALBANYSarah Willson

Medical Aid in Dying Act Takes Effect

New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act allows terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to request life-ending medication. The law, effective Wednesday, faces opposition from Republican lawmakers, the Catholic Church, and disability advocates who have filed a lawsuit.

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