FEMINISTS CHOOSING LIFE OF NEW YORK (FCLNY) URGES NYS REGISTERED VOTERS TO MAKE CALLS TO HELP DEFEAT NEW YORK’S MEDICAL AID IN DYING ACT (MAID) S.138

FCLNY is humbly asking you to help stop assisted suicide or MAID from passing in the NYS Senate, and for you to share this outreach letter with others that you think will also make calls.

We have a small window of continued opportunity to defeat MAID in the NYS Senate. The bill, S.138, could come up for a NYS Senate floor vote any day, literally.

We have identified vulnerable NYS Senators to receive calls from as many registered NY voters as possible. Please call each NYS Senator listed below (in their District and Albany offices). Please ask some of your friends and family to call each of these NYS Senators as well.

THESE CALLS MUST BE MADE ASAP, before the NYS Legislative Session ends on THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025

Here is a simple draft SCRIPT (Just leave a message if no one answers the phone. You can call after 5 PM, if you can't get to it earlier in the day.)

• Dear Senator _______, I am a voting New Yorker, and as a registered NY voter, I am urging you to VOTE NO to the Medical Aid in Dying Act, S.138; not only on my behalf, but on behalf of my colleagues across New York State.

  
  

  • Empirical data demonstrates that when MAID is legalized, overall suicide rates significantly increase, including non-assisted suicide rates, in some cases.

  • MAID normalizes suicide and threatens suicide prevention efforts.

  • Every major national disability organization that has taken a stance on assisted suicide opposes MAID.

  • The American Medical Association opposes MAID.

  • Research consistently shows the ineffectiveness of MAID safeguards, including those contained in S.138.

  • The MAID bill contains no ban on lethal drugs being sent across state lines.

    
    

    Please VOTE NO TO S.138.

LIST OF CRUCIAL NYS SENATORS TO CALL BY JUNE 12, 2025:

1. Shelly Mayer: District (914) 934-5250/ Albany (518) 455-2031

2. Brian Kavanaugh: District (212) 298-5565/ Albany (518) 455-2625

3. Jamal Bailey: District (718) 547-8854/Albany (518) 455-2061

4. Patricia Fahy: District (518) 842-2159/ Albany (518) 455-2225

5. Joseph Addabbo: District (718) 738-1111/ Albany (518) 455-2322

6. April Baskin: District (716) 826-2683/ Albany (518) 455-2426

7. Monica Martinez: District (631) 341-7111/ Albany (518) 455-2765

8. Cordell Cleare: District (212) 222-7315/ Albany (518) 455-2441

9. Andrea Stewart-Cousins: District (914) 423-4031/ Albany (518) 455-2585

10. John Liu: District (718) 765-6675/ Albany (518) 455-2210

11. Andrew Gounardes: District (718) 238-6044/ Albany (518) 455-3270

12. Siela Bynoe: District (516) 739-1700/ Albany (518) 455-3260

13. Toby Ann Stavisky: District (718) 445-0004/ Albany (518) 455-3461

14. Kevin Parker: District (718) 629-6401/ Albany (518) 455-2580

15. Rob Rolison: District (845) 229- 0106/Albany (518) 455-2945

16. Jack Martins: District (516) 922-1811/ Albany (518) 455-2677

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

Please reach out anytime with any questions or concerns, (716) 864-1454, info@fclny.org.

Michele Sterlace-Accorsi

FCLNY, Executive Director