California lawmaker drops assisted suicide expansion after bipartisan outrage
by The Center Square
The Center Square— (The Center Square) - California State Sen. Catherine Blakespear withdrew her bill to expand the state’s assisted suicide program after near-universal outrage, including opposition from the author of the bill that first authorized assisted suicide in the state. “If people have an incurable illness or disease that is causing them great suffering and will in fact result in their natural death‚ I believe they should have the autonomy to make decisions that allow them to have the...
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