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Committee moves to remove sunset on California’s End of Life Option Act as supporters stress safety safeguards
Summary
Sen. Blake Speier and witnesses told the committee data collected since 2016 show the law has worked as intended; supporters urged permanent enactment. Disability and advocacy groups asked for more evaluation and oversight before removing the sunset.
Sen. Blake Speier told the Senate Judiciary Committee he would seek to remove the statutory sunset from the End of Life Option Act (SB 403), which currently would repeal on 01/01/2031 unless extended. Speier said the law — enacted in 2015 and in force since June 2016 — allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults who are California residents to request medication to end their lives and that nearly 4,287 people have used the option safely since enactment.
Speier reviewed procedural safeguards that providers must follow under the law: two oral requests at least 48 hours apart, a written request witnessed by two adults, confirmation of diagnosis and…
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