And the backlash sets in
MAID advocates could be excused if they were demonstrating elation as last year drew to a close. After all, 2025 had been one for the
Third Circuit Court Lays an Egg in New Jersey
While there was much to celebrate as 2025 drew to an end, with victories for the MAID movement in Delaware, Illinois and finally New York,
Medical Aid in Dying: Sin or Salvation
Medical Aid in Dying was once a felony in the United States. Now it’s legal in a dozen states and the District of Columbia. The latest battleground is New York, where advocates and opponents struggle over the passage of a law 10 years in the making. Is Medical Aid in Dying a fundamental right? Or a slippery slope toward state-supported suicide?
New York Gov Hochul signs End of Life Options Act in Pyrrhic Victory for Assisted Dying Nationwide
On Dec 16. after months of speculation and pearl-clutching, Gov Kathy Hochul, announced her intention of signing early next year New York’s Medical Aid in
Famous German Kessler Twins Opt for MAID
Renowned and beloved German twins, Alice and Ellen Kessler, aged 89, opted to die together via Assisted Dying because the “thought of one outliving the
Uruguay becomes first Latin American country to legislate MAID laws
On October 15, 2025, the Uruguayan Senate by a vote of 20 to 11 followed the earlier lead on August 23 by the lower House
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Canada vs US MAID Practices
Opponents of MAID have a habit of pointing to the Assisted Dying law of our northern neighbor as a type of Wild West Free For
A slew of recent victories
Rarely has the cause of Assisted Dying seen so many shattering victories in so compressed a time. Just this week, the New York Senate under
DRNC Interviewed on Local Radio Discussing HB410
Dying Right NC Executive Director Ed Tiryakian and General Counsel Joan Keston were recently interviewed on local radio to discuss the importance of passing HB410,
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Important Victory in Montana
Against all expectations, a critical win in Montana settled yet again that MAID remains legal, despite concerted efforts by opponents to criminalize the practice. State