111 Terminally Ill Patients End Their Lives Under Calif. Right-To-Die Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS Local) — More than 100 terminally ill people in California have legally ended their lives since a “right-to-die” law took effect in 2016, according to a report from the state’s health department.
Between June 9 and Dec. 31, 2016, 191 patients with six months or fewer to live legally obtained life-ending prescriptions under the End of Life Option Act, according to the report. However, only 111 people of the 191 had actually taken the pills by the en