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California is the first state to pass a natural death law.
Date: 1976
Death/dying/deceased
Laws/legislation/policy
Medical system (Western medicine)
The law permits patients whose condition is terminal and their death imminent to stop or refuse medical treatment. Soon, other states will begin to pass similar laws.
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