NYSCC Comments on Medical Aid in Dying Act Regulations
July 31, 2026
Health Care
July 31, 2026
NYSCC Comments on Medical Aid in Dying Act Regulations
The NYS Catholic Conference submitted formal comments to the NYS Department of Health regarding proposed regulations implementing the Medical Aid in Dying Act.
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July 30, 2026
Statement on Enactment of New York’s Assisted Suicide Law
Statement by Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference, as the state’s physician-assisted suicide law goes into effect.
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April 20, 2026
Bishops of NYS Release Updated Booklet on End-of-Life Decision Making
The Catholic Bishops of New York State have released a revised and updated edition of their teaching booklet Now and at the Hour of Our Death: A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decision-Making.
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January 21, 2026
NYS Concedes Catholic Plaintiffs Are Not Subject to Abortion Mandate
Statement by Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference, on NYS conceding in the abortion mandate case.
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December 17, 2025
NYS Bishops’ Statement on Gov. Hochul’s Plan to Sign Assisted Suicide Bill
Statement by Timothy Cardinal Dolan and the Bishops of New York State on Governor Hochul’s announcement that she will sign the physician-assisted suicide bill passed earlier this year by the legislature.
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December 12, 2025
Assisted Suicide Advocates Admit They’ll Push for Expansion Once Bill is Signed by Governor Hochul
Statement responding to assisted suicide advocates pledging to expand the law once enacted.
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October 8, 2025
Statement on Pending Assisted Suicide Legislation
Statement from Robert J. Bellafiore, a spokesman for the New York State Catholic Conference, regarding the physician-assisted suicide bill awaiting Executive action.
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September 17, 2025
Catholics urged to tell Congress to protect health coverage threatened by federal cuts
With 450,000 New Yorkers set to lose health insurance, the Catholic Conference is urging Catholics to contact their members of Congress to delay changes.
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April 30, 2025
Statement on NYS Assembly Passage of State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill
Following is a statement by Dennis Poust, executive director of the NYS Catholic Conference following the state Assembly’s passage on April 29 of the state-sanctioned suicide bill known as the Medical Aid in Dying Act by a vote of 81-67.
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April 29, 2025
Statement on the State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill (Medical Aid in Dying)
Statement from Robert Bellafiore, spokesman for the NYS Catholic Conference, on the state-sanctioned suicide bill, also known euphemistically as “medical aid in dying”.
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