LOS ANGELES – In a victory for religious medical professionals, the state of California will no longer force doctors to participate in physician-assisted suicide against their religious convictions and professional ethics. To settle a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a doctor and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, California has also agreed to pay $300,000 toward the doctors’ attorneys’ fees and costs.
As part of
the settlement, California state officials agreed to not enforce “any criminal
or civil punishment, including professional discipline or licensing sanction
for a California-licensed physician’s refusal or failure to” document a
request, refer, or assist a patient in any way with ending his life.
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Alliance Defending Freedom is an
alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting
religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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