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Kathy Hochul: “No one has to do [medical aid in dying]. This is a choice.”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Makes an Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 37:36

And there are members of the faith community who will not accept or understand this decision I've made on behalf of not myself, but 20 million New Yorkers. No one has to do [medical aid in dying]. This is a choice. but a choice that is made in a situation that no other state is asking for. I. You need to know this. (37:36–37:41)

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Asserts that participation in medical aid in dying is voluntary.

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