FLG Letter to Gov. Hochul

Please contact Gov Hocul and let your opinion be known on whether State-Sanctioned Suicide is right for New York. It’s not too late (yet)!

FLG Statement…and Offer

The Finger Lakes Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is comprised of a dedicated group of Catholic physicians and healthcare professionals committed to upholding the dignity of every human life. In response to the potential legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide in New York State, we publicly affirm that under no circumstances will we participate in or support this practice. Guided by our Catholic faith and traditional, time-tested, medical ethics, we remain steadfast in providing compassionate, life-affirming care, respecting the inherent dignity of every patient entrusted to us.

We invite individuals, healthcare providers, faith communities, and organizations to partner with/contact us as we prepare to address the profound ethical and practical challenges that would result if Governor Hochul were to sign physician-assisted suicide into law. Together, we can ensure ongoing support, education, and compassionate alternatives that protect vulnerable patients and uphold the true purpose of medicine: healing and hope.

Finger Lakes Guild

We fulfill our mission by:

  • Upholding the principals of the Catholic faith in the science and practice of medicine.
  • Assisting the Church in the work of communicating Catholic medical ethics to the medical profession and society at large.
  • Supporting Catholic hospitals and health care institutions to faithfully apply Catholic moral principals in health care delivery.
  • Providing Catholic health care providers the opportunity to become better acquainted, and to work together with deeper mutual support and understanding.

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Board Officers:

Thomas Carroll, MD, PhD, President
Michal Lada, MD, Vice President
Alison L. O’Brien, DO, Treasurer

Board Members:

Jean Baric-Parker, D Bioethics
Angela Kristan, MD, Immediate Past President
Dan Geen, PT
Bryan Stanistreet, MD
Michael Martin, MD
Philip F. Murphy, MD
Anne Olek, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Fernando Ontiveros-Llamas, PhD
Elissa Sanchez-Speach, MD
Richard J. Seeger, MD

Ex officio Board Members
Stephen J. Loughlin, PhD – President / Professor of Philosophy, St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry

The Finger Lakes Guild of the Catholic Medical Association was incorporated in autumn 2012.

The Finger Lakes Guild is designated a tax-exempt organization through its affiliation with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York.

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