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After Saying He’s Considered Both Sides of Assisted-Suicide, California Governor Brown Takes This Action"I was left to reflect on what I would want in the face of my own death..." (Sacramento, CA)—California governor Jerry Brown today signed his state's first assisted-suicide law. The law allows doctors to prescribe drugs to terminally ill patients that will enable them to easily kill themselves. In a statement, Brown wrote that he has "carefully read the thoughtful opposition materials presented by... doctors, religious leaders and those who champion disability rights." "I have also," writes the governor, "read the letters of those who support the bill, including heartfelt pleas from Brittany Maynard's family and Archbishop Desmond Tutu." Brown concluded, "I was left to reflect on what I would want in the face of my own death. I do not know what I would do if I were dying in prolonged agony and excruciating pain. I am certain, however, that it would be a comfort to be able to consider the options afforded by this bill. And I wouldn't deny that right to others." Pro-life responses to Brown's signature of AB2X-15 were swift. "Physician-assisted suicide does not affirm the life or dignity of those facing serious illnesses or death," said Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest. "Instead, it opens the door to a litany of abuses of and dangers for... Read the rest of this article, click here.
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