Lawmakers in California have passed a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe a fatal dose of medication to a terminally-ill patient who requests it.
Oregon was the first state to pass such a law when voters approved the Death With Dignity Act in 1997. Since then, Washington, Montana, Vermont and New Mexico have joined Oregon.
Sometimes referred to as 鈥渄octor-assisted suicide,鈥� proponents prefer the term 鈥渁id in dying.鈥� But whatever you call it, whether it becomes law in America鈥檚 most populous state depends on whether California Governor Jerry Brown signs or vetoes the bill now on his desk.
JPR鈥檚 Liam Moriarty speaks with Ben Adler, Capital Bureau Chief with Capital Public Radio in Sacramento.
