October 2, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Residents of live-in veterans facilities in Yountville want the right to use California’s End of Life Option Act while staying in the homes. They filed a lawsuit against the state department of veterans’ affairs Tuesday.
June 22, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
A new report from the state health department shows that more than half of people who requested lethal drugs under California's aid-in-dying law last year died after taking the medication. The policy is currently tied up in a legal battle.
.jpg&width=480 "In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, Dan Diaz holds a photo of his late wife, Brittany Maynard, taken on their wedding day, during a rally calling for California Gov. Jerry Brown to sign right-to-die legislation at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.")
May 22, 2018
California's attorney general is asking an appeals court to quickly block a judge's decision to toss a 2016 state law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives.
May 17, 2018
CapRadio's Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler has updates on a meeting between President Trump and some California leaders who oppose the state's sanctuary status.
May 16, 2018
California's attorney general plans to appeal a Riverside County judge's ruling blocking a 2016 state law that allows adults to obtain a prescription for life-ending drugs.
January 29, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
The End of Life Option Act made it legal for terminally ill patients to take lethal medication. But some families say red tape and poor provider training keeps patients from actually exercising the right to die.
February 8, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson
Physicians must now decide whether to assist patients asking for an end-of-life drug under the state’s new aid in dying law. But how does a doctor decide if they should participate in the practice?
September 9, 2015 | Chris Nichols | Ben Adler
Following more than two hours of impassioned debate, the state Assembly on Wednesday passed legislation that would allow terminally ill Californians to take prescription drugs to end their lives.
