{"id":361669,"date":"2018-05-17T21:30:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-court-tosses-assisted-suicide-in-california\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T21:30:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:30:36","slug":"prison-planet-com-court-tosses-assisted-suicide-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-court-tosses-assisted-suicide-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Court Tosses Assisted Suicide in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freebeacon.com\/issues\/court-tosses-assisted-suicide-california\/\"><strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong><\/a><br \/>May 17, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>A judge struck down assisted suicide in California, saying state lawmakers improperly enacted the law allowing patients deemed terminally ill to kill themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday Riverside superior court judge Daniel A. Ottolia ruled that state Democrats misused a special legislative session to adopt assisted suicide. In 2015 California lawmakers fast-tracked the bill, known as the End of Life Option Act, and passed it during a special legislative session called to close a $1 billion funding gap in the MediCal program. Ottolia emphasized that his decision to strike down the law reflected the manner in which the law was passed, rather than the merits of assisted suicide.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s Democratic attorney general Xavier Becerra disputed the ruling. An office spokesman said the state plans to appeal the decision to protect the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly disagree with this ruling and the State is seeking expedited review in the Court of Appeal,\u201d Becerra said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of assisted suicide welcomed the decision. Matthew Valliere, executive director of the Patients Rights Action Fund, called the ruling a \u201csignificant setback\u201d for proponents of assisted suicide. He said the suit should give states pause in attempting to rush through such controversial bills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freebeacon.com\/issues\/court-tosses-assisted-suicide-california\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018  at  6:51 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/court-tosses-assisted-suicide-in-california.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/court-tosses-assisted-suicide-in-california.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Free BeaconMay 17, 2018 A judge struck down assisted suicide in California, saying state lawmakers improperly enacted the law allowing patients deemed terminally ill to kill themselves. On Tuesday Riverside superior court judge Daniel A. Ottolia ruled that state Democrats misused a special legislative session to adopt assisted suicide. 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