New York now lets terminally ill patients get a doctor's help to end their life, framed here as a troubling government overreach into life-and-death decisions.

• Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law allowing medically assisted death for New Yorkers.
• She called it an "elegant solution" and described it as ending dying early, not ending life.
• Supporters see relief for the terminally ill; critics see the state sanctioning killing its own people.
• The framing drew sharp pushback, including mockery of Hochul citing a Catholic funeral as inspiration.

Outlook: Expect a fight over how the law is used and who qualifies, with religious and conservative groups pushing to limit or repeal it.