Government
Aug. 23, 2022
Intervener files support for California’s aid-in-dying law
"Participation in medical aid-in-dying is purely voluntary. SB 380 is very, very clearly written to make that point that this is voluntary, it is opt-in, there is no requirement that you participate in the act," said John C. Kappos, and attorney for Compassion & Choices Action Network .
Physicians have an ethical responsibility to document their patients' medical records and their religious freedom is not violated by California's medical aid-in-dying law, attorneys for nonprofit organization Compassion & Choices Action Network argue in a new court filing.
"We are very much in favor of patient rights for Californians and beyond," said attorney John C. Kappos, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Newport Beach. Kap...
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