New York Law Journal Mentions Partner Neil Merkl as Counsel to the New York Catholic Conference in ​“Aid-in-Dying” Case

Partner Neil Merkl was mentioned as counsel to the New York Catholic Conference in the New York Law Journal article ​“Panel Refuses to Legalize ​‘Aid in Dying’ Procedures.” The New York Catholic Conference is one of ten organizations opposing the legalization of the ​“aid-in-dying” practice in state law. The case involved a group of plaintiffs composed of physicians, patients and advocates for the terminally ill, who sought a declaration that the ban on physician assisted suicide, which they call ​“aid-in-dying” violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the State Constitution. The holding affirmed the dismissal of the case by Justice Joan Kenney, but modified it to declare that ​“NY Penal Law §§120.30 and 125.15 provide a valid statutory basis to prosecute licensed physicians who provide aid-in-dying.”

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