Sharon Runner

California State Senate

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Republican state senator, representing Northern LA County and parts of the High Desert

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After decades of keeping assisted suicide from being introduced in Sacramento, the California Medical Association has dropped its opposition.

Will California Legalize Assisted Suicide?

After decades of keeping assisted suicide from being introduced in Sacramento, the California Medical Association has dropped its opposition.

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