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09-11-2015, 12:54 AM
Carly Fiorina will join 10 of her fellow GOP presidential candidates during next week's CNN debate, the cable network announced (http://forums.calgaryn.com/The long fight for aid-in-dying options may soon come to a close in California, where the state Senate passed a bill Friday allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives with the help of a physician. The End of Life Option Act, which passed in the state Assembly Wednesday, would allow patients to seek aid-in-dying options so long as they are given six months or less to live by two doctors, submit a written request and two oral requests at least 15 days apart and possess the mental capacity to make their own decisions about health care options. Gov. Jerry Brown (D), who attended a Jesuit seminary prior to his political career, has yet to indicate whether he will sign the bill into law. The bill was inspired by Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old San Francisco Bay Area resident who became the public face of the "death with dignity" movement after she was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. After discovering her diagnosis was terminal, Maynard moved to Oregon, where it's long been legal for doctors to help patients end their own lives. Maynard died Nov. 1, 2014. "I am heartbroken that I had to leave behind my home, my community and my friends in California. But I am dying and I refuse to lose my dignity. I refuse to subject myself and my family to purposeless, prolonged pain and suffering at the hands of an incurable disease," Maynard said in a video message to lawmakers recorded a few weeks before her death. "No one should have to leave their home and community for peace of mind, to escape suffering and to plan for a gentle death." Maynard also personally lobbied Brown during a telephone conversation the week before her death. <span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">In a Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 file photo, Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her daughter, Brittany Maynard, during a news conference to announce the reintroduction of right to die legislation, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)</span> ASSOCIATED PRESS In a Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 file photo, Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her daughter, Brittany Maynard, during a news conference to announce the reintroduction of right to die legislation, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) A version of the bill was first introduced earlier this year, and initially appeared to be on the path for passage. The California Medical Association dropped its opposition to the bill, marking a major breakthrough, and the bill passed in the state Senate in June. But before it could be brought to a vote in the Assembly, lawmakers abandoned the bill in committee amid opposition from the Catholic church as well as disability rights advocacy groups. Last month, supporters of the bill re-introduced the legislation during a special legislative session on health care, adding a sunset provision so that the bill will expire in 10 years unless legislators vote to extend it. The bill passed in committee by a 10-2 vote before going on to the full legislative body for consideration. The bill's fate now rests with Brown, who has until October 11 to sign or veto the legislation. If signed into law, it will go into effect next year.) Thursday.
Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, John Kasich and Chris Christie will also participate in the Sept. 15 debate in Simi Valley, California.
CNN revised the criteria it used to select which candidates would qualify for the debate after complaints from Fiorina's camp following her strong performance (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/carly-fiorina-is-hopping-mad-at-cnn-over-looming-debate-snub_55de3399e4b08dc094865fca) at Fox's early debate on Aug. 6. While the network initially planned (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/cnn-debate-rules_55e61829e4b0b7a9633ab64a) to select the top 10 candidates based on the average of public polls from July 16 to Sept. 10, CNN decided to also look at the top candidates in polls from Aug. 7 to Set. 10. Any candidates polling in the top tier during the later period would also qualify for the upcoming debate.
The network will also hold an earlier forum for the candidates trailing in the polls: Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore did not meet CNN's polling threshold to participate in either debate.
Read more on the debate here (http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics/cnn-reagan-debate-lineup/index.html).
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Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, John Kasich and Chris Christie will also participate in the Sept. 15 debate in Simi Valley, California.
CNN revised the criteria it used to select which candidates would qualify for the debate after complaints from Fiorina's camp following her strong performance (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/carly-fiorina-is-hopping-mad-at-cnn-over-looming-debate-snub_55de3399e4b08dc094865fca) at Fox's early debate on Aug. 6. While the network initially planned (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/cnn-debate-rules_55e61829e4b0b7a9633ab64a) to select the top 10 candidates based on the average of public polls from July 16 to Sept. 10, CNN decided to also look at the top candidates in polls from Aug. 7 to Set. 10. Any candidates polling in the top tier during the later period would also qualify for the upcoming debate.
The network will also hold an earlier forum for the candidates trailing in the polls: Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore did not meet CNN's polling threshold to participate in either debate.
Read more on the debate here (http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics/cnn-reagan-debate-lineup/index.html).
Also on HuffPost:
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