Just like his Dad.

But I have been a Jerry Brown fan since the 1970s. Even supported him in the '76 Dem primaries.

Mark is fantastic. Too bad he doesn't want to run again.

I'm so proud of him!

Humans in California can now pass with the same level of dignity we grant our dogs and cats.

And a big fuck you to the religious assholes who believe that prolonged suffering is a VIP ticket to heaven.

Disability rights organizations oppose it, too.

http://dredf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/

And comparing people's lives to those of dogs and cats is demeaning.

After you have to change your parents diapers, your outlook will change.

When my dad got old and sick he--and the entire family--suffered horribly. When my dog got old and sick, she died comfortably and peacefully, at home, surrounded by the people she loved. My dad did not have that option.

of safeguarding against abuse. A UCSF physician told KQED this morning that they went through Oregon with a fine-toothed comb and could not find an example of someone being pushed into it.

The new law requires two doctors to determine that a patient has six months or less to live before the lethal drugs can be prescribed. Patients also must be physically able to swallow the medication themselves and must have the mental capacity to make medical decisions.

One of the meetings must be private, with only the patient and the physician present. That requirement is aimed at ensuring the patient is acting independently, Monning said. Patients must also reaffirm in writing that they intend to take the medication within 48 hours.

but approved their lethal doses.

It's coming and soon.

whose austerity policies haven't done shit for the nearly ten million people in California who live in poverty. Your governor sucks and it's a shame Brown doesn't have as much "compassion" and "soul searching" for the living as he does for the dying. Fuck Jerry Brown and austerity.

I love that man so much.