This bioethics discussion cuts across law and policy, public health, social work, and gerontology with a focus on ethical issues that affect older adults including initiatives in palliative care and hospice. As Chair of the New York State Bar Association Health Law Section COVID-19 Task Force, Mary Beth Morrissey also comments on the COVID-19 resolutions adopted by the New York House of Delegates in November 2020. Dr. Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD, holds a research fellow appointment at Fordham University’s Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center, Gabelli School of Business and adjunct faculty appointments at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service and Graduate School of Business, and Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Dr. Morrissey also serves as senior advisor to the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center (FLGEC), University of Rochester Medical Center and directs the Interdisciplinary Aging, Public Health, and Palliative Care Certificate Program.