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June 11, 2025

New York’s Euthanasia Bill Opens the Door for Abuses

Eroding the value of human life.

On Monday, the New York State Senate voted in favor of a bill, already passed by the Assembly, that allows physicians to prescribe lethal poisons to terminally ill patients. Although the bill includes various protections, Agudath Israel—one of America’s two major Orthodox organizations—declared this “a dark day” for New York. Its official statement explains why:

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