California lawmakers are aiming to renew the state's "right to die" law indefinitely so that residents with incurable diseases have the option to take their own life rather than suffer unbearably painful deaths or face spending their final months or years in a vegetative state they won't wake up from.
The End of Life Option Act went into effect June 9, 2016, authorizing the compassionate option of medical aid in dying for terminally ill, mentally capable adults who are given a prescription to end their life peacefully.
The law included a sunset provision, however, allowing it to expire at the end of 2025 unless new legislation was passed. That worries Santa Cruz resident Allyne Hammer, 78, who is pansexual and survived battles with both