California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 3 that eliminates the expiration date on the state’s End of Life Option Act, making ongoing access to assisted suicide for adults facing terminal illnesses permanent.
Senate Bill 403, takes effect immediately, as it merely repeals a sunset provision in the Health and Safety Code that would have caused the law to expire in 2031.
The measure, authored by State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat from Encinitas, passed the state Legislature last month with bipartisan support. It cleared the Senate in June on a 26–6 vote and the Assembly in September by a vote of 59–12….