NY lawmakers back controversial assisted suicide bill as state wrangles with Hochul over budget

Fonte: New York Post

ALBANY — New York state lawmakers are getting behind a proposal to legalize assisted suicide, The Post has learned. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) told lawmakers during a meeting behind closed doors Tuesday that the bill – which proponents call medical aid in dying – has the votes to pass, according to a source with knowledge of the discussion. The meeting about the controversial measure — which several sources said could be brought for a vote as soon as next week — came as the Legislature and Gov.