Judges and Judiciary,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Jun. 24, 2022
Judge won’t let doctors help patients take life-ending doses
“It is almost as if the plaintiffs have proposed a new lawsuit in response to the motion to dismiss,” stated U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.
A U.S. judge in San Francisco rejected Thursday a requested modification of the state’s End of Life Option Act to allow doctors to aid suicides.
“The modification that the plaintiffs seek would fundamentally alter the act for another, independent reason,” stated U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in the order granting the state’s motion to dismiss.
He added: “One of the most difficult questions facing the drafte...
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