Up to 20 people estimated to have died in NY’s assisted suicide program — in just one month since law took effect

Approximately 20 terminally ill patients have utilized New York's new assisted suicide law within the first month of its implementation.
Approximately 20 terminally ill patients have chosen to end their lives under New York's controversial new assisted suicide law -- in just one month since the state program went into effect, according to an expert.
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