In the week from June 11 to June 17, 2018:
- In California, the 4th Court of Appeal reinstated the End of Life Option Act by issuing a stay on a lower court’s decision to overturn the law.
- The American Medical Association decided not to reaffirm its opposition to assisted dying and instead send the issue back for consideration to its ethics committee, which had recommended the position be reaffirmed.
California
- “New life sought for right-to-die law,” Capitol Weekly, 6/11/2018
- “Liam Lambert: The fine art of dying well,” The Union, 6/12/2018
- “Death With Dignity Law Has Second Life As Court Grants Stay,” CBS Sacramento, 6/15/2018
- “California appeals court reinstates law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives,” Los Angeles Times, 6/15/2018
- “Judge: Californians can once again use aid-in-dying drugs,” San Jose Mercury News, 6/15/2018
- “State appeals court reinstates California’s right-to-die law,” Associated Press, 6/16/2018
- “Michael J. Haworth: Unacceptable,” Times Herald, 6/17/2018
Around the U.S.
AMA Decides
- “AMA Rejects Recommendation to Reaffirm Opposition to Medical Aid in Dying,” Medical Futility, 6/11/2018
- “American Medical Association re-examining opposition to physician-assisted suicide,” Chicago Tribune, 6/11/2018
- “Assisted Suicide Divides AMA Delegates,” MedPage Today, 6/11/2018
- “American Medical Association to keep reviewing its opposition to assisted death,” Washington Post, 6/11/2018
- “AMA Delegates Punt on Assisted Suicide Policy,” MedPage Today, 6/12/2018
Other Stories
- New York: “Physician-assisted suicide advocates say they will redouble Albany efforts in 2019,” New York Daily News, 6/17/2018
- Oregon: “Oregon doctor defends state’s death-with-dignity law,” Statesman Journal, 6/15/2018
Featured image by Flood G.
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