California legislators have moved to extend and alter the Golden State's assisted suicide law with a bill that would significantly cut down on the amount of time that a terminally ill patient must wait before obtaining fatal drugs, according to the Associated Press.
While people seeking drugs to kill themselves currently must make two oral requests at least 15 days apart, this bill would drop that all the way down to just 48 hours.
It would also dispense with making the individual make a final written attestation within 48 hours of taking the drugs, according to the AP.
"It became clear that some well-intentioned aspects of the law serve as barriers for terminally ill patients who seek aid in dying," Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood said, according to the outlet.While the existing law is slated to expire a number years from now, the new bill would extend until 2031, according to the AP.
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