Dovie Eisner states, "The way the bill is drafted is itself prone to abuse, lacking the necessary safeguards to prevent nonconsensual physician-assisted suicide...The problem is that no safeguards could possibly be adequate. Even with the most tightly drafted laws, patients and people with disabilities are likely to face subtle forms of coercion."

Jacob Sandoval, state director of the California League of United Latin American Citizens, writes, "Without reliable, publicly available data, we cannot even assess whether people of color, the poor, or those with disabilities are being disproportionately steered toward physician-assisted suicide because of systemic inequities or insufficient care options."

Lucy Webster, a political journalist and author says, "The many people living well with 'terminal' conditions have been roundly excluded from the debate, because they do not fit the narrative. Instead, we are told that being terminally ill is, quite literally, a fate worse than death. The public – and MPs – need to ask themselves if they believe the wheelchair user they see enjoying time with friends in their local cafe would really be better off dead."

Max Rodriguez, Manager of Government Affairs at the Center for Disability Rights, wrote, "To show true compassion for terminally ill New Yorkers, the Legislature should focus on improving healthcare access, lowering health care costs, boosting efforts to support people with disabilities, and strengthening hospice and palliative care for the terminally ill."

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