A debate on the ultimate self-determination.
An act to be voted on this November in California could set the precedent for the rest of the country: will terminally ill, competent adults legally be able to ask their doctors to help them die? This initiative would allow patients and physicians to take a more active role in deciding the time and place of death.
Baginski
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D002140:California; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D010166:Palliative Care; D010819:Physician's Role; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal