Lorenz Kraus’s alleged murders underscore the inhuman logic of New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act.
Sitting on New York governor Kathy Hochul’s desk is a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in New York. For years, a small group of assisted-suicide activists, usually bedecked in yellow, have lined the hallways of the capitol, urging lawmakers to show “compassion” for New Yorkers so that they can “die with dignity.” This past spring, the legislature acquiesced to their demands with the Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) Act, which would allow people with terminal diagnoses to request lethal drugs.
