California Aid-in-Dying Law Overturned

A number of news outlets reported that a trial court judge has overturned California’s aid-in-dying law. As an example, the LA Times reported Riverside judge overturns California’s doctor-assisted suicide law. The judge ruled “that the California Legislature violated the law by passing the End of Life Option Act during a special session dedicated to healthcare issues, according to the plaintiffs in the case as well as advocates for the law.”  The law, which has been in effect about 6 months, has already been used, according to sources quoted in the article.  “In the first six months California’s law was in effect, more than 100 people made use of it to end their lives. Fifty-nine percent of them had cancer, according to state data.” Both sides on this issue are quoted in the article. The state attorney general has 5 days from the order’s entry to file an appeal.

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