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 | "Give me liberty at my death." Poster at a PAS demonstration.1 |
| "MY life, MY death, MY choice" Another poster at a PAS demonstration.1 |
| 'You better darn well believe I want to impose my morality on these people'." Republican Assemblyman Anthony Adams commenting on bill AB 374 2 |
Overview:
Oregon's Death With Dignity law went into effect during 1997. It allows some terminally-ill patients to request assistance to commit suicide. This triggered plebiscites and legislative bills in other states.
There have been many attempts to pass a PAS law in California. In spite of high levels of public support for such a bill, no law has ever been passed.
Topics covered in this section:
| Past legislative activity |
| Public opinion polls |
| Bill AB 374 "California Compassionate Choices
Act:" |
| Support for the bill |
| Opposition to the bill |
References:
- "About AB 374," Compassionate Choices, at: http://www.caforaidindying.org/
- Frank D. Russo, "California Compassionate Choices Act, AB 374, Passed by Assembly Judiciary Committee," California Progress Report, 2007-MAR-28, at: http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/
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Copyright © 2007 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
First posted: 2007-JUN-02
Last updated 2007-JUN-02
Author: Bruce A Robinson
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