Senate passes assisted suicide bill in California
buzzz worthy. . . A victory for the families of terminally ill patients in California, the state's legislature has approved assisted suicide. The "right to die" bill was approved by the State Senate on Friday (Sept. 11) with a vote of 23-14. California joins Oregon, Washington, Montana and Vermont in allowing physicians to prescribe medications that accelerates death. the bill will now go to Gov. a Jesuit Catholic who some expect will wrestle with passing it.