The California End of Life Option Act went into effect on June 9, 2016. This compassionate option allows for an eligible terminally ill adult, with a prognosis of six months or less to live, to request and receive a prescription form their doctor that they can self-ingest to peacefully end their suffering.
SB 403, introduced by Senator Catherine Blakespear, seeks to make the End of Life Options Act a permanent law by removing the sunset provision that would expire the law on January 1, 2031. On April 29, SB 403 was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee and passed by a vote of 10-1 with 2 abstentions.
We will continue to work on reauthorizing this law, removing the sunset provision, and reducing barriers to access while ensuring safeguards remain intact.
The CDSS issued a notice to adult and senior care facilities about the End of Life Option Act. Residents who qualify for medical aid in dying living in assisted facilities and other adult or senior care facilities are able to take their medication in their home and can’t be evicted for choosing this option.
After years of effort, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act went into effect June 18. The same day, Compassion & Choices launched the bilingual New Mexico Access Campaign to educate the public and provide technical assistance to healthcare providers and medical systems about the new law. This campaign is built on our 24 years of…
(Sacramento, California) Compassion & Choices Action Network agradeció hoy al Comité Judicial de la Asamblea del Estado de California por aprobar la medida Senate Bill 380, por un voto de 6-1. La propuesta presentada por la Senadora Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) y el Asambleísta Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), coautores del Senate Bill 380, mejoraría el…
(Sacramento, CA – July 6, 2021) Compassion & Choices Action Network today applauded the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee for passing Senate Bill 380 by a vote of 6-1. SB 380, co-authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), would improve access to the California End of Life Option Act and make it permanent. The bill now moves…
Compassion & Choices Action Network today applauded the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee for passing Senate Bill 380 by a vote of 6-1. SB 380, co-authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), would improve access to the California End of Life Option Act and make it permanent. The bill now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The…
Un informe nuevo sobre la ley de ayuda médica para morir en California indica que menos personas utilizaron la ley en el 2020, comparado con el 2019, lo que muestra la necesidad de mejorar el acceso a la ley, mediante la aprobación del End of Life Act SB 380 o Medida de Ley de Opción…
A new report on California’s law that allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults to use medical aid in dying to peacefully end their suffering shows that slightly fewer people used the law in 2020 compared to 2019, showing the need to improve access to the law by passing SB 380. The California Department of Public…
(Sacramento, CA ) Compassion & Choices Action Network agradeció hoy al Comité de Salud de la Asamblea de California por aprobar la medida Senate Bill 380, con una votación de 10-3. La Senadora Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) y el Asambleísta Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), son coautores de la SB 380 . La propuesta mejoraría el…
(Sacramento, CA) Compassion & Choices Action Network today thanked the California State Assembly Health Committee for passing Senate Bill 380 by a vote of 10-3. SB 380, co-authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), would improve access to the California End of Life Option Act and make it permanent. The bill now moves to the…
(Sacramento, CA) Compassion & Choices Action Network today praised the California Senate for passing SB 380 (26-8), a bill that would improve access to California’s End of Life Option Act and make it permanent. Senate Bill 380, co-authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and Asm. Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), now moves to the California State Assembly. The End…
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