In the week from June 27 to July 4, 2016:
- A hearing for the lawsuit challenging the California End of Life Option Act was moved from June 29 to July 25.
- H 1991, the Massachusetts Compassionate Care for the Terminally Ill Act, failed to meet a committee deadline and will not advance.
- In an appeal to a lower court ruling legalizing physician-assisted dying in the state, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that physician-assisted dying is not legal there.
California
- “The right to die: California law grants patients end of life options,” The Pioneer, 6/29/2016
- “Death unassisted: Local hospitals opt out of End of Life Options Act,” Chico News & Review, 6/30/2016
New Mexico
- “NM Supreme Court rules on aid in dying, workers comp for ag,” Albuquerque Journal, 6/30/2016
- “New Mexico Supreme Court Rules against Terminally Ill New Mexicans,” Press Release, ACLU of New Mexico, 6/30/2016
- “N.M. Supreme Court: Doctors can’t help patients end their lives,” CBS News, 6/30/2016
- “NM Supreme Court: No legal ‘right to die’ for terminally-ill patients,” KOB, 6/30/2016
Elsewhere
- Colorado: “Colorado voters could decide fate of ‘Right to Die’ bill,” CBS News, 6/26-28/2016
- Iowa: “How far will Iowa doctors wade into ‘death with dignity’ debate?,” Des Moines Register, 7/3/2016
- Massachusetts: “Physician-assisted suicide bill fails to advance,” New Boston Post, 6/29/2016
- Texas: “Sheldon Ekland-Olson: Texas would serve its residents well in letting them choose between life and death,” The Dallas Morning News, 6/28/2016
Other Stories
- “What does assisted suicide have to do with gay marriage?” OUP Blog, 6/28/2016
- “End-of-Life Care and the Physician-Assisted Suicide Debate,” Psychiatric Times, 7/1/2016
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