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Lawmakers consider making California’s End‑of‑Life Option Act permanent; supporters cite peace of mind, opponents ask for more data review
Summary
SB 403 would remove the 2031 sunset on California's End‑of‑Life Option Act, making medical aid in dying a permanent law. Supporters, including physicians and family members who used the law, described peaceful, patient‑directed deaths. Opponents urged a public data review and raised equity and oversight concerns.
The committee considered SB 403, which would remove the statutory sunset provision in California’s End‑of‑Life Option Act and make the medical‑aid‑in‑dying law permanent. The sponsor said nine years of program data show safe administration and asked that California end the periodic expiration that requires legislative reauthorization.
Physician Katherine Forristal (testifying as a physician and widow) described her husband’s terminal illness and…
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