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California Makes Aid-in-Dying Law Permanent for Terminally Ill

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the measure removing the sunset clause from the End of Life Option Act, which went into effect in 2016.
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California Makes Aid-in-Dying Law Permanent for Terminally Ill
People walk through the entrance of a Kaiser Permanente medical office in Manhattan Beach, Calif., on July 19, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 3 that eliminated the expiration date on the state’s End of Life Option Act, making ongoing access to assisted suicide for adults facing terminal illnesses permanent.

Senate Bill 403 took effect immediately, as it merely repealed a sunset provision in the Health and Safety Code that would have caused the law to expire in 2031.
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.