The California Senate recently approved a bill which would, if approved by the Assembly and Governor, make it legal for a physician to participate in the end of their patients life. If you read the actual text of the Bill, its quite a list of requirements which the treating physician must meet. Regardless of where you come out on this issue, it is an example of how a decision can have multiple levels of legal ramifications. We will see if this goes any further. The L.A. Times weighs in:

http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-assisteddeath-bill-approved-by-california-senate-20150603-story.html

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