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SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Coverage of SUNY Upstate Medical Center in the Nexus archive.
- New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect over pushback from Catholic caretakers
New York's Medical Aid in Dying law, allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medication, took effect as the 14th district to implement such a policy. The law requires patients to undergo evaluations and a five-day waiting period, but faces a pending legal challenge from a Catholic congregation.