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This week, Califoia will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescriptions from their doctors, but getting those prescriptions won’t be easy. Starting June 9, terminally ill Califoians with six months or less to live can request a doctor’s prescription for medications intended to end their lives peacefully. If that sounds simple, it won’t be. Califoia’s End of Life Option Act creates a long list of administrative hurdles that both patients and their doctors must clear. For instance, you must make multiple requests for the drugs, orally and in writing, and provide a written attestation within 48 hours of taking the medication (you must be able to ta...

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