Social Work and the New York State Medical Aid in Dying Act

Stephanie Smith
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Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) is garnering increasing attention throughout the world. Since 1998, 14 states and Washington D.C. have MAiD laws in the United States. For the eighth time in as many years, the NewYork State legislature has introduced MAiD legislation, and the Medical Aid in Dying Act is currently in committee in both the Assembly and the Senate. Although this legislation has failed in New York State in the past, it is increasingly supported by New York voters (Granquist, 2024). The MAiD debates in New York state, along with data from U.S. jurisdictions with MAiD laws, highlight important considerations about end-of-life choices and how they intersect with social work values. Social workers can gain valuable insight into supporting people at the end of life, engage in self-reflection on their own beliefs and biases related to end- of-life choices, encourage self-reflection of medical professionals, and advocate for equity in healthcare within medical institutions and through social welfare policy (Schroepfer et al., 2022). This discourse can benefit patients interacting with the health care system regardless of MAiD’s outcome in New York State.
社会工作与纽约州临终医疗援助法案
临终医疗援助(MAiD)在全世界正引起越来越多的关注。自 1998 年以来,美国已有 14 个州和华盛顿特区制定了临终关怀法律。纽约州立法机构多年来第八次提出临终医疗援助立法,《临终医疗援助法案》目前正在众议院和参议院的委员会中审议。虽然这项立法过去在纽约州曾失败过,但越来越多的纽约选民支持它(Granquist,2024 年)。纽约州的 "生命末期选择"(MAiD)辩论,以及来自美国拥有 "生命末期选择 "法律的司法管辖区的数据,凸显了有关生命末期选择的重要考虑因素,以及这些因素与社会工作价值观的交集。社会工作者可以在支持生命末期的人们方面获得宝贵的见解,对自己在生命末期选择方面的信念和偏见进行自我反思,鼓励医疗专业人员进行自我反思,并在医疗机构内部和通过社会福利政策倡导医疗保健的公平性(Schroepfer 等人,2022 年)。无论 MAiD 在纽约州的结果如何,这种讨论都能使与医疗系统互动的患者受益。
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