In the week from August 10 to August 16, 2015:
- The New Mexico Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a lower court’s decision that had, in effect, made Death with Dignity legal in the state.
- A San Francisco Superior Court judge upheld California’s physician-assisted dying ban, saying the matter should be left for the state legislature to decide.
California
- “California right-to-die debate heads to court,” San Jose Mercury News, 8/14/2015
- “Doctors Want Physician-Assisted Suicide Now, Before Lawsuit Is Decided,” KQED, 8/14/2015
- “California Ban On Doctor-Assisted Suicide Upheld In San Francisco Court,” CBS, 8/14/2015
- “SF Judge: Legislature Should Decide on Death with Dignity, Not Court,” ABC 7, 8/14/2015
- “SF Judge: Legislature should decide on death with dignity, not court,” Yahoo! News, 8/14/2015
New Mexico
- “NM Court of Appeals strikes down right-to-die ruling,” KOB4, 8/11/2015
- “NM Court of Appeals reverses ‘aid in dying’ approval,” Albuquerque Journal, 8/12/2015
- “NM Court of Appeals strikes down right-to-die ruling,” KOB4, 8/11/2015
Other Stories
- “Beginning next year, the federal government will conduct a five-year, 40-state experiment to determine whether there is a better way to help elderly Americans come to grips with terminal illnesses and prepare to die.” “In 40 states, a new focus on end-of-life care and counseling,” The Herald, 8/10/2015
- “Conversations about end-of-life care are difficult. But even though most people now take some steps to communicate their wishes, many may still receive more intensive care than they would have wished, a study this month found.” “Despite Gains In Advance Directives, Study Finds More Intensive End-Of-Life Cancer Care,” Kaiser Health News, 8/11/2015
- “[W]hen cure isn’t possible, Death With Dignity can be offered as one small part of the broader array of high-quality end-of life options, which include palliative care and hospice.” “Physician-Assisted Dying: Compassion or a Slippery Slope?,” Medscape, 8/13/2015
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