January 14, 2025: Advocates from around the state came to the Capitol today for the Kick Off of the 2025 campaign to enact the Medical Aid in Dying Act. They first gathered in the Legislative Office Building, and small groups delivered information to legislators’ offices, talking with legislators and staff when possible.
Today was also the day of the Governor’s State of the State address, held in the Egg. Advocates moved to the Concourse in the Empire State Plaza, to show our presence to all the legislators as they walked by. Along with people from other groups, the medical-aid-in-dying group was permitted only on one side of hallway.
Despite a noisy and hectic situation, some lawmakers stopped to greet the advocates and others waved as they passed by.