CONSERVATIVE PARTY BLASTS SENATE PASSAGE OF ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL
Chairman Gerard Kassar Urges Governor Hochul to Veto Dangerous Legislation
Brooklyn, NY — The New York State Conservative Party today issued a scathing rebuke of the State Senate’s passage of assisted suicide legislation, calling the move “a moral and political disgrace that cheapens life and endangers the most vulnerable among us.” Chairman Gerard Kassar called on Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately veto the bill, warning that it opens the door to coercion, abuse, and a culture of hopelessness masquerading as compassion.
“This legislation is not about dignity—it’s about surrender,” said Kassar. “Instead of investing in pain management, mental health services, and real palliative care, the Democrat-led Senate wants to offer death as a substitute for support. It’s appalling.”
Kassar condemned the measure as an abandonment of New York’s moral responsibility to protect those facing terminal illness, aging, or depression—not pressure them toward an irreversible end. He also cited the experience of other jurisdictions where so-called ‘safeguards’ have gradually eroded, leading to a troubling expansion of eligibility and abuses of the law.
“The so-called ‘right to die’ becomes a duty to die when insurance companies realize it’s cheaper than treatment, or when an overwhelmed caregiver sees no alternative,” Kassar warned. “There is nothing progressive about normalizing suicide.”
The Conservative Party underscored its longstanding opposition to assisted suicide and noted that many disability rights groups, religious leaders, and bioethicists across ideological lines also oppose such laws. “This isn’t a left vs. right issue—it’s right vs. wrong,” Kassar added.
“Governor Hochul has a chance to stop this madness and draw a line for decency and life,” Kassar said. “We urge her in the strongest possible terms: veto this bill.”
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June 10, 2025
CONSERVATIVE PARTY BLASTS SENATE PASSAGE OF ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL
Chairman Gerard Kassar Urges Governor Hochul to Veto Dangerous Legislation
Brooklyn, NY — The New York State Conservative Party today issued a scathing rebuke of the State Senate’s passage of assisted suicide legislation, calling the move “a moral and political disgrace that cheapens life and endangers the most vulnerable among us.” Chairman Gerard Kassar called on Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately veto the bill, warning that it opens the door to coercion, abuse, and a culture of hopelessness masquerading as compassion.
“This legislation is not about dignity—it’s about surrender,” said Kassar. “Instead of investing in pain management, mental health services, and real palliative care, the Democrat-led Senate wants to offer death as a substitute for support. It’s appalling.”
Kassar condemned the measure as an abandonment of New York’s moral responsibility to protect those facing terminal illness, aging, or depression—not pressure them toward an irreversible end. He also cited the experience of other jurisdictions where so-called ‘safeguards’ have gradually eroded, leading to a troubling expansion of eligibility and abuses of the law.
“The so-called ‘right to die’ becomes a duty to die when insurance companies realize it’s cheaper than treatment, or when an overwhelmed caregiver sees no alternative,” Kassar warned. “There is nothing progressive about normalizing suicide.”
The Conservative Party underscored its longstanding opposition to assisted suicide and noted that many disability rights groups, religious leaders, and bioethicists across ideological lines also oppose such laws. “This isn’t a left vs. right issue—it’s right vs. wrong,” Kassar added.
“Governor Hochul has a chance to stop this madness and draw a line for decency and life,” Kassar said. “We urge her in the strongest possible terms: veto this bill.”
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