Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government
Jul. 11, 2022
Christian doctors want to block assisted suicide provision
Deputy California Attorney General Kevin L. Quade agreed the bill effectively requires doctors to record two requests from patients 48 hours apart, note them down in their medical records, and transfer the request, but that this doesn’t violate religious freedom.
A group of Christian doctors asked a federal judge on Friday to enjoin the state from requiring them to participate in any way with an assisted suicide including documenting in a patient’s medical records the desire to end their life, explaining the option or making a referral to another physician.
“Despite historical condemnations of physician involvement in suicide, California legalized it in 2015. The original Act included important saf...
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