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This bill prohibits insurance coverage for physician-assisted suicide, including the coverage of any "aid-in-dying prescription drugs" that a person may choose to self-administer to end their life. The bill amends various sections of the New York Insurance Law to disallow any individual, group, or contract insurance from providing coverage for these practices. The bill defines "physician-assisted suicide" as the voluntary termination of one's own life with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician, and "aid-in-dying prescription drug" as a drug prescribed by a physician that an individual may choose to self-administer to bring about their death. The bill applies to all insurance contracts entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after the effective date.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S6140