纽约议会批准一项法案,允许身患绝症的成年人要求致命药物治疗。 New York Assembly approves bill allowing terminally ill adults to request lethal medication.

纽约议会批准了一项法案,将死亡医疗援助合法化,允许有六个月或六个月以下身患绝症的成年人要求致命药物治疗。 New York's Assembly has approved a bill legalizing medical aid in dying, allowing terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to request lethal medication. 该法案现在提交参议院,需要州长批准,已经辩论了近十年。 The bill, which now goes to the Senate and requires the governor's approval, has been debated for nearly a decade. 如果通过,纽约将与其他10个国家和华盛顿特区一起允许这种做法,而反对者则认为这种做法可能危及弱势人口。 If passed, New York would join 10 other states and Washington D.C. in allowing the practice, which opponents argue could endanger vulnerable populations.