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Not All California Doctors Are Comfortable With State's Aid-Dying-Law

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California's aid-in-dying law took effect a year ago this month. Except for Catholic and veterans' hospitals, many health systems in California appear to be participating -- and most insurers are paying for the drugs that patients take to end their lives. But that doesn't mean that all doctors are comfortable with the law.

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