The California Legislature passed the End of Life Option Act in 2015, with promises to revisit the law at its sunset date. Since lawmakers were concerned about the law’s impact on vulnerable patients, this sunset clause was critical to the law’s passage as it would compel a comprehensive review.

SB 403 would make the End of Life Option Act permanent, removing the sunset date without any kind of comprehensive review.  Before taking this step to make the law permanent, the state must conduct a rigorous review with stakeholders from across the community to find out how EOLOA is working in diverse settings. Currently, CA does not publish all the EOLOA data it collects, nor does it collect all the data similar states do. Comprehensive review is necessary for oversight, transparency, and accountability.

The state owes CA voters, and those in vulnerable populations, adherence to the original promise to maintain the sunset until a thorough review has been completed and legislators can vote based on data and not supposition.

Contact your legislator and urge them to uphold the original sunset clause and push for comprehensive review to protect the most vulnerable.

Take action today!