New York Biomedical Roundtable is an organization of health care professionals affiliated with medical hospitals and educational institutions in New York who oppose legislation currently pending before the NY State Assembly (A995/S2445) which would legalize Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS), commonly called "Medical Assistance in Dying" (MAiD). Our members are affiliated with institutions such as the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons (VP&S) and New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP).
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We believe Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) legislation:
As healthcare professionals who have devoted our lives to our patients, we are committed to providing them with every means to alleviate suffering. However, once a physician exercises the power to kill, trust between patient and physician is irretrievably lost.
Evidence is growing that all forms of Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) rapidly extend to those patients who most need comfort and support, rather than physician assistance to end their life. In every jurisdiction where PAS has become law, the ‘slippery slope’ has allowed non-terminal diagnoses, such as loneliness, disability, and even financial insecurity to be included as justification for assisted suicide. Those disadvantaged are most vulnerable. Even psychologic suffering is now up for a vote in Canada.
Our objective is also to support and protect those who feel that Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) violates our oath as physicians and our commitments as healthcare professionals. We come from all sectors of the health care system and include those with religious faith and those without.
We do understand that the proponents of such legislation mean well (the NY bill is called the Compassionate Care Act). The problem is that in every jurisdiction where such legislation exists, the ability to commit suicide even without death being imminent has become possible.
Our network pursues three key objectives:
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This organization and its website only reflect individual views; it does not reflect any institutional views, including those of Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons or New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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