New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill under a deal reached between the governor and state legislative leaders announced Wednesday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she would sign an amended bill allowing terminally ill patients the ability to self-administer life-ending medication.

During this journey I listened to New Yorkers who are in the throes of pain and suffering.

Governor Kathy Hochul, in an opinion piece published Wednesday by the Times Union in Albany, states her intention to support the Medical Aid in Dying Act.