The Patients Using Right-To-Die Law Tend To Be White, Well-Educated
The new data may put to rest the fear that the disadvantaged would be pressured into dying, which was a main concern for critics of the law before it passed.
The Mercury News:
Right To Die: Who Uses California's End Of Life Options Act?
Two years after California enacted a right-to-die law, more residents are using it – but they tend to be white and well-educated. This suggests that more Californians are becoming aware of the law, but that it may not readily available to everyone. (Krieger, 6/28)
In other public health news —
The Mercury News:
Can Exercise Battle Depression?
Just as suicide rates are spiking and a national conversation has begun on to how to fight depression, a disease that impacts 16 million adults in the U.S., a new study shows that exercise may be a key weapon in the battle. Published in JAMA Psychiatry, this new study shows that exercise combats depression, particularly in middle-age. (D'Souza, 6/28)