In the week from June 6 to June 12, 2016:
- Implementation began on Thursday, June 9, of the California End of Life Option Act. All along the West Coast, people now have a full range of end-of-life options, providing them with autonomy, freedom, and peace of mind at the end of their lives.
- A group of anti-choice physicians filed a lawsuit aiming to halt the implementation of the End of Life Option Act. Learn more →
California
Implementation News
- “As California’s End of Life act goes into effect, some doctors question where to draw the line,” Los Angeles Times, 6/6/2016
- “Readers React: Opposition to California’s end-of-life law shows why the Hippocratic Oath might be outdated,” Los Angeles Times, 6/8/2016
- “Hospital says it will comply with end-of-life law — for now,” Los Angeles Times, 6/7/2016
- “Brittany Maynard’s true legacy,” CNN, 6/7/2016
- “How the assisted suicide law in California works,” KPCC, 6/7/2016
- “California Patients, Doctors May Face Challenges With New Aid In Dying Law,” Capital Public Radio, 6/8/2016
- “California’s Experiment With The “End Of Life Option Act” Begins,” Jefferson Public Radio, 6/8/2016
- “Doctor-Assisted Suicide Legal in California Starting Thursday,” Wall Street Journal, 6/8/2016
- “California aid-in-dying law concerns some Latinos, blacks,” WBTV (via Associated Press), 6/8/2016 (also published at CBS News and ABC News)
- “As California’s ‘death with dignity’ law takes effect, what can we learn from Oregon’s experience with assisted suicide?” Los Angeles Times, 6/8/2016
- “Column: Patt Morrison asks: Dr. Katrina Hedberg,” Los Angeles Times, 6/8/2016
- “What You Need to Know About California’s Aid-in-Dying Law,” KQED State of Health, 6/8/2016
- “California’s right-to-die law: Four with terminal illnesses consider end-of-life options,” San Jose Mercury News, 6/8/2016
- “CA End of Life Option Act Prompts New Service,” KFBK, 6/9/2016
- “Stanford study finds support in California and Hawaii for physician-assisted death,” Stanford Medical, 6/9/2016
- “Study finds positive support from all racial/ethnic groups for physician-assisted death,” News Medical, 6/9/2016
- “FAQ: California’s End of Life Option Act goes into effect today. Here’s how it works.” KPCC, 6/9/2016
- “California’s Aid-in-Dying Law Takes Effect Today — Here’s What You Need to Know,” KQED State of Health, 6/9/2016
- “California’s assisted suicide law takes effect today. Here’s how the law works.,” Vox, 6/9/2016
- “California Becomes Fifth US State to Allow Aid in Dying for Terminal Patients,” VICE News, 6/9/2016
- “Patients Ponder Life and Death as California’s New ‘Right to Die’ Law Begins,” NBC News, 6/9/2016
- “All Palm Springs area hospitals refuse to assist suicide,” Desert Sun, 6/9/2016
- “Eight things you should know as California’s new aid-in-dying law takes effect,” Sacramento Bee, 6/9/2016
- “What we know about physician-assisted death from Oregon, by the numbers,” Los Angeles Times, 6/9/2016
- “Editorial: Giving patients aid in dying is compassionate care,” Los Angeles Times, 6/9/2016
- “Who May Die? California Patients and Doctors Wrestle With Assisted Suicide,” The New York Times, 6/9/2016
- “Californians now have right to ‘aid in dying’: How did we get here?” The Conversation, 6/10/2016
- “Santa Barbara County Hospitals Opting Out of Assisted-Suicide Law,” Noozhawk, 6/10/2016
- “Terminally Ill San Diego Woman Plans To Take Advantage Of Aid-In-Dying Law,” KQED, 6/10/2016
Lawsuit News
- “Opponents sue to overturn California’s new aid-in-dying law,” Los Angeles Times, 6/9/2016
- “Doctors Sue to Block New California Law Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide,” Wall Street Journal, 6/10/2016
- “Opponents go to court to stop California’s right-to-die law,” San Jose Mercury News, 6/10/2016
Elsewhere
- Idaho: “Idaho steadfast against assisted suicide amid Western sea change,” Idaho Statesman, 6/10/2016
- Utah: “Utah lawmaker renews push for aid-in-dying bill,” Washington Times, 6/12/2016
Other Stories
- “Laws aren’t enough to secure caring end of life,” The News Tribune, 6/6/2016 (also published in the Washington Post)
- “What are the emotional consequences of performing assisted death?” HealthyDebate, 6/2/2016
- “Can physicians initiate conversations about aid in dying? Should they?” GeriPal, 6/9/2016
- “Eric Roeland, MD, and Timothy E. Quill, MD, on the Debate on Physician-Assisted Death,” ASCO, 6/10/2016
- “Aid in dying: a wedge issue for palliative care,” GeriPal, 6/10/2016
- “Aid to dying: What Jainism – one of India’s oldest religions – teaches us,” The Conversation, 6/10/2016
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