The New York State Conference of Catholic Bishops has published the following reaction to the enactment, as of August 5, 2026, of the recently passed law on physician-assisted suicide.  As faithful Catholics and disciples of the Lord of life, we are asked to remember what the bishops stated previously, in December of 2025:  "While physician-assisted suicide will soon be legal here in New York, we must clearly reiterate that it is in direct conflict with Catholic teaching on the sacredness and dignity of all human life from conception until natural death and is a grave moral evil on par with other direct attacks on human life.”

Click here to read the full statement:  NYS Bishop's Statement