Health Care & Hospital Law,
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California Courts of Appeal
Nov. 29, 2018
Physicians lack standing to sue over state assisted suicide law, court rules
Inland Empire physicians who successfully sued to block California’s assisted suicide law lacked standing to challenge the legislation, a state appeals court has ruled, punting the constitutional question over the new law for another day.
Inland Empire physicians who successfully sued to block California's assisted suicide law lacked standing to challenge the legislation, a state appeals court ruled, leaving the constitutional question over the law to be answered another day.
Justices of the 4th District Court of Appeal said Tuesday the five physicians who sought to block the End of Life Option Act -- which allows terminally ill patients to get lethal drugs from thei...
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