As changes to California’s assisted suicide End of Life Options Act are proposed to state legislators, a physician is calling for more transparency. “I don’t think that physicians should be in the business of trying to deliberately end life,” Dr. James Grisolia, a San Diego neurologist, told The Epoch Times. “It’s our job to keep people comfortable and try to give them a sense of empowerment.” In 2016, the End of Life Options Act (EOLA) legislation, also known as AB 15, took effect. The bill, spearheaded by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), gives terminally ill patients the right to assisted suicide. While it was originally meant to sunset Jan. 1, 2026, SB 380 would extend the act indefinitely. The current act requires qualified patients to wait 15 days to receive the lethal drug, but SB 380 would reduce the waiting period to 48 hours. Under the exiting legislation, those suffering from a terminal illness must receive medical confirmation that death will occur within six months in order …
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