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Reversing a long-standing aversion to letting doctors assist in a patient’s intentional death, the California Medical Association has dropped its opposition to a California bill allowing terminally ill people to take their lives with prescribed drugs. (White, 5/20)

Setting a nationwide precedent that might influence other states, the California Medical Association on Wednesday announced it has reversed its decades-long opposition to legislation that allows physicians to help seriously ill patients end their lives. (Seipel, 5/20)

The California Medical Association (CMA) has become the first medical association in the nation to change its stance on physician aid in dying also known as physician assisted suicide. In a release, CMA said it eliminated its historic opposition and is now neutral on the matter. (5/20)

Stephanie Packer was 29 when she found out she has a terminal lung disease. It’s the same age as Brittany Maynard, who last year was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Maynard, of northern California, opted to end her life via physician-assisted suicide in Oregon last fall. Maynard’s quest for control over the end of her life continues to galvanize the “aid-in-dying” movement nationwide, with legislation pending in California and a dozen other states. (O'Neill, 5/20)