Tag: California

By Dave Andrusko On Friday, in the latest in what promises to be a protracted legal battle, the 4th District Court of Appeals suspended a decision by a lower court judge that had invalidated California’s “End of Life Option Law” and reinstated the highly controversial law immediately. For now…. Opponents were given until July 2 …

By Dave Andrusko As we end the week, here is a quick update of the status of California’s improperly passed assisted suicide law. On May 15 Riverside Superior Court Judge, Daniel A. Ottolia invalidated the End of Life Option Act, explaining that in 2015 the legislature violated the state constitution by passing the law during a …

By Wesley J. Smith A California judge has invalidated the state’s assisted-suicide law as unconstitutionally enacted. Here’s the story. Opponents of assisted suicide had successfully blocked legislation in committee during the regular 2015 session. That was that for the year — until Jerry Brown called a special session to deal with Medicaid financing and related …

By Dave Andrusko When a judge (properly, I might add) overturns Assembly Bill 15, California’s assisted suicide law, it is grounds for celebration. Jennifer Popik, J.D., the director of the Powell Center for Medical Ethics, did an excellent job explaining how Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia issued an oral ruling declaring that lawmakers …

By Jennifer Popik, J.D., Director of Powell Center for Medical Ethics On Tuesday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia issued an oral ruling on the state’s relatively new and highly controversial assisted suicide law, concluding that lawmakers illegally used a special session in 2015 to ram the law into effect. Judge Ottolia did not …