Monday, October 18, 2021 — 4:00–5:00 pm (Opens 10 mins early)
Online Zoom Meeting
Advance Registration is Necessary
If you are curious about the proposed Medical Aid in Dying Act, you may have many questions. If you already support its passage, you may want to know where it stands now. And if you are trying to convince a friend or a state legislator to support the act, then it really behooves you to know as much as possible about it. This meeting is for you!
Join Thad Mirer (our new Director) and Amanda Cavanaugh, Campaign Manager of Compassion & Choices New York and New Jersey, to learn about the practice of medical aid in dying, including: what it is, who uses it, and how we can work together to ensure that the residents of the Empire State have the same choices at the end of their lives that their neighbors in Vermont, New Jersey and Maine do.
The meeting will begin with a look at the history of the Death with Dignity movement, go on to look at states and countries where MAID is authorized, and then examine some aspects of New York’s pending Medical Aid in Dying Act. The second part will focus on the advocacy happening here in New York, sharing what supporters of this end-of-life option can do now and what to expect throughout the upcoming legislative session. There will be time for Q & A.
You can find a summary of the Medical Aid in Dying Act on the Compassion & Choices website HERE . Our reformatted text of the complete bill introduced early this year is available in our library HERE .
This virtual meeting is free and open to the public. To receive a Zoom invitation and meeting link, click on:
You will see an online registration approval and then receive an email. See you there!
No program video is available, but Thad Mirer’s presentation is available in our library HERE , and Amanda Cavanaugh’s is HERE .