California Right-to-Die Lawsuit Gets Doctors’ Support
Some physicians are backing a lawsuit in California that seeks to protect physicians from criminal liability if they prescribe life-ending medications to mentally competent patients who have a terminal illness. Currently, it is against the law in California for anyone to assist in another individual's suicide.
- "Doctors With Major Illnesses Back State's Right-to-Die Movement" (Gorman, San Francisco Chronicle, 3/29).