Berkeley physician Lonny Shavelson has opened a medical facility specializing in aid-in-dying care for terminally ill patients that fall under the End of Life Option Act. With great opposition, Shavelson is hoping to open communication with terminally patients and normalize the practice while other doctors get comfortable with the idea. As more and more doctors accept the practice, Shavelson anticipates that his practice will no longer be in demand—a hope he welcomes.
See Karim Doumar, Berkeley Physician Opens End-of-Life Practice in City, Daily Californian, June 13, 2016.
Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.
