As New York debates assisted suicide, a murder confession made to a local TV news station is complicating the issue

KEY POINTS

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has until December to decide whether to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would make New York the 13th state to legalize assisted suicide.

A majority (56%) of New Yorkers support the bill, but older people are less likely to favor it.

A recent on-camera murder confession on an Albany, New York TV station is complicating the narrative around assisted suicide for the elderly.

A piece of legislation that could legalize assisted suicide in New York is sitting on top of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk, waiting for her decision on whether to sign.

Hochul has until the end of December to decide if New York will join 12 other states that allow doctors to administer lethal drugs to “hasten death” for patients.

New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act