It might come down to pure emotion in real life, but in Sacramento, the right to end one's own life has been a political matter.
There came a moment in the days leading up to Jennifer Glass’ slow and awful death Aug. 11 that she awoke from what’s called palliative sedation, feeling like she was drowning…
A bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults to request aid-in-dying medication from physicians stalled in the Assembly Health Committ…
It's just step one of a lengthy process, but state senators Bill Monning, D-Carmel, and Lois Wolk, D-Davis, got good news today on their End-o…
The call comes on your cell when you least expect it, while in line at Peet’s Coffee. The doctor, a specialist from out of town, says “The tel…
The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas famously beseeched his father in his 1951 poem, “Do not go gentle into that good night./ Rage, rage against the dy…
If the Salinas City Council holds to its word and spends Measure G on public safety as it was presented, then all will be well (“Judge sinks S…
Dan Diaz probably never have expected his face would appear on the cover of People magazine, or that his wedding photos would circulate all ov…
The Nov. 4 election spelled bad news for Democrats nationally, but in California, they held strong in state-level races, keeping a majority in…