Posts Tagged: terminally ill

Inmate rights, justice reforms mark major package of new laws

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by WILL SHUCK posted 10.11.2022

A spate of smash-and-grab robberies and a rising crime rate may have dampened their hopes early on, but criminal justice reformers say the recently ended legislative session brought a raft of significant improvements to the way California treats people caught up in the system.

Keep, improve California’s End of Life Option Act

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by DOLORES HUERTA posted 03.24.2021

OPINION: Six years ago, I joined terminally ill Californians to pass a law that would provide them the option to die gently when they can no longer tolerate their suffering. This is personal to me: I watched my mother’s lengthy suffering when she died from cancer.  People often thank me and share their stories why the End of Life Option Act is important to them.