Before the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, Gov. Kathy Hochul has to decide if she will sign or veto a proposed law that would make physician-assisted suicide legal in New York.

The bill is backed by family members and advocates of loved ones with terminal illnesses, but opposed by a handful of medical groups, disabilities rights organizations and the Catholic Church.

Thursday evening, a group of opponents hosted a candlelight vigil outside the governor’s Manhattan office to bring awareness to the legislation.

“This is a very challenging moral question for individuals,” Hochul said during a press conference Thursday afternoon at her Midtown office. “That is why I’ve taken the time and I’m treating this very seriously because I know there [are] very heartfelt strong emotions on both

See Full Page