California's doctor-assisted deaths surged 63% to 853 last year: critics say state law is unconstitutional, has made it too easy to get lethal drugs, and 'steers' disabled people to suicide
Last year, 1,270 people got fatal prescriptions under the states End of Life Option Act, and 853 people used them to end their lives. Thats a jump from 863 scripts and 522 deaths the previous year.
Source: dailymail.co.uk