Overview

• Stephen P. Miller, an 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona, faces manslaughter charges for allegedly assisting in a woman's suicide in a New York motel.
• Miller pleaded not guilty and was released on bail; he previously lost his medical license due to a tax fraud conviction.
• The woman, who suffered from severe, chronic pain, contacted Miller through Choice and Dignity, an organization advocating for medically assisted suicide.
• Medically assisted suicide is legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C., but not in New York, where efforts to legalize it have stalled.
• Miller's lawyer argues that his client provided comfort and did not violate any laws, emphasizing the woman's right not to die alone.