California Courts of Appeal
Oct. 31, 2015
Dying patients still cannot get doctor's assistance legally, despite new law
Terminally ill California residents cannot ask their doctors to give them medication that would speed up their dying, at least not until 2016, a 4th District Court of Appeal panel ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Terminally ill California residents cannot ask their doctors to give them medication that would speed up their dying, at least not until 2016, a 4th District Court of Appeal panel ruled Thursday.
The decision denies three Californians their request for aid in dying, despite Gov. Jerry Brown's recent signing of legislation that would permit such assistance without their doctor being at risk of ...
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