Donna Danna (28 June 2006)
"Calif. Lawmakers Reject Assisted Suicide Bill"


Calif. Lawmakers Reject Assisted Suicide Bill

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California lawmakers narrowly rejected a bill on Tuesday that would have allowed the terminally ill to enlist doctors to help them commit suicide.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 to block the measure. Committee Chairman Sen. Joe Dunn, a Democrat from Santa Ana, California, cast the deciding vote, siding with two Republicans.

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