California Judge Rejects Request to Suspend Assisted Suicide Law - The New York Times
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A California judge has rejected a request by physicians to immediately suspend a new state law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives.
Judge Daniel A. Ottolia of Riverside County Superior Court ruled on Friday that the law would remain in effect for now. But he agreed to allow the physicians to pursue their lawsuit claiming that the law lacks safeguards against abuse.
The law, which took effect on June 9, allows terminally ill adults to obtain a prescription for life-ending medication if a doctor has determined they have no more than six months to live.
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California is one of five states where terminally ill people may legally receive assistance to end their lives. Oregon became the first to provide the option in 1997.
The California law is being challenged by the Life Legal Defense Foundation, the American Academy of Medical Ethics and several physicians.
Opponents of the law say that hastening death is morally wrong, that the law puts all kinds of patients at risk of loved ones’ coercing them to end their lives, and that it could become a way out for people who are not insured or who fear high medical bills.
Quand on combine les arguments, ça devient intéressant : c’est une lourde faute morale de priver Big Pharma de ses légitimes profits sur les soins palliatifs…
