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AHF Lauds CA Governor Signing End Of Life Option ActToday AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein issued the following statement on California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signing ABX2 15, legislation to allow physicians to provide lethal prescriptions to mentally competent adults suffering from a terminal disease that will, within reasonable medical judgment, result in death within six months. "We applaud Governor Brown for signing this enlightened and compassionate legislation into law. When all feasible medical alternatives have been explored and exhausted to treat a terminal illness, we support giving patients and their families the option of ending their suffering." View the full text of Governor Brown's signing message here. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over 488,000 individuals in 36 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook (News - Alert): www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter (News - Alert): @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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