The California legislature is considering a law that would greatly expand the state’s assisted suicide policies to allow people to end their lives without being diagnosed with a terminal disease, including dementia patients.
Under California’s current law, adult residents can end their lives if they have been diagnosed with a terminal disease and are not expected to live more than six months. The new bill replaces the term “terminal disease” with “grievous and irremediable medical condition,” and it would allow non-resident adults to travel to the state to obtain the procedure.
