Paul Glickman|First 5 Yolo, the nonprofit that pushed for the law, believes it's the first of its kind. There have been similar moves in the private sector.
Physicians who oppose it point to the Hippocratic Oath and the aphorism "Do no harm." Those who support it say helping a suffering person die would not violate the oath.
While most major faiths say only God can take life, there are those who dissent, arguing that God doesn't want the terminally ill to suffer if they don't want to.
About 20 percent of U.S. women have not gotten a cervical cancer screening, and roughly 25 percent have not gotten a breast cancer screening, according to the CDC.
My Health L.A. gives clinics a financial incentive to keep their patients healthier. Clinics are searching for ways to do that without breaking the bank.
L.A.'s city attorney says Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center dumped a mentally ill homeless woman on Skid Row. The hospital calls the charge "baseless, false."
