Emily Bazar

Emily Bazar was a California enterprise editor for KFF Health News until July 2024.

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California’s Aid-In-Dying Law Takes Effect

Terminally ill patients must meet many requirements in order to end their own lives. Some could have difficulty finding a doctor willing to prescribe the drugs, and others could have trouble paying for them.

Aid-In-Dying: Not So Easy

In June, California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescriptions from their doctors, but getting those prescriptions will require serious effort.