Californians now have right to 'aid in dying': How did we get here?
- Written by David Orentlicher, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health , Indiana University
California is the fifth state to legalize aid in dying.Hands image via www.shutterstock.com.Twenty years ago, no one in the United States could claim a right to “physician aid in dying” (also called “physician-assisted suicide”). Today, more than 52 million Americans can.
On June 9, California became the fifth state to...
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