{"id":2567608,"date":"2026-02-08T07:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-devastated-by-moms-suicide-still-wants-to-let-your-mother-kill-herself\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:20:36","slug":"newsom-devastated-by-moms-suicide-still-wants-to-let-your-mother-kill-herself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-devastated-by-moms-suicide-still-wants-to-let-your-mother-kill-herself\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Devastated By Mom&#8217;s Suicide, Still Wants to Let Your Mother Kill Herself"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-devastated-by-moms-suicide-still-wants-to-let-your-mother-kill-herself%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gavin Newsom\u2019s forthcoming memoir reveals the personal toll of his mother\u2019s assisted suicide and his conflicted feelings about California\u2019s end-of-life law. In \u201cYoung Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,\u201d due Feb. 24,Newsom discusses his upbringing,grief,and remorse as he recalls his mother Tessa Newsom\u2019s death at 55 from breast cancer,noting he and his sister helped manage her pain and that she consented too end her life just before she died. He describes staying with her after the moment of death and the emotional impact of the experience, which he says was \u201chorrible\u201d yet \u201cnot a stunning experience.\u201d the article places this within the broader context of California\u2019s End of Life Option Act, signed into law in 2015, and traces the legislative evolution that followed, including earlier failed attempts to legalize physician-assisted dying in 1992 and later changes to the law in 2021-2022 (shortened waiting periods and relaxed attestations) and 2025 (making the law permanent by repealing its sunset).<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The memoir recounts Newsom\u2019s grief and his mother\u2019s decision to end her life under California\u2019s aid-in-dying framework.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The End of Life Option Act was enacted in 2015; changes over the years shortened waiting periods and removed certain requirements, with a 2025 bill making the law permanent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; California public-health data show more than 8,000 prescriptions for aid-in-dying since 2016,with 5,432 resulting in death by ingestion.<\/p>\n<p>The article attributes details to The Washington Post and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notes public support<\/a> for the policy at the time of its passage, along with ongoing advocacy commentary from groups like Compassion &#038; Choices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s upcoming memoir details the devastation he experienced recounting his mother&rsquo;s assisted suicide, despite his approval of a recent law allowing terminally ill Californians to end their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom is set to release his new book, &ldquo;Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,&rdquo; on Feb. 24, which details parts of his upbringing, including his grief and remorse while recounting his mother&rsquo;s assisted suicide at just 55 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/04\/gavin-newsom-assisted-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of his mother Tessa Newsom&rsquo;s request in 2002, she had been suffering from breast cancer that spread throughout her body.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hated her for it &mdash; to be there for the last breath &mdash; for years,&rdquo; the Democratic governor told The Washington Post. &ldquo;I want to say it was a beautiful experience. It was horrible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just an hour before her scheduled death, Newsom said he and his sister administered Tessa&rsquo;s regular painkillers to keep her comfortable. When the doctor arrived, Tessa &ldquo;lucidly answered&rdquo; questions confirming she was certain of her decision to end her life, The Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s sister left the room before the medication was administered, but the Democratic governor remained with Tessa throughout the process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then I sat there with her for another 20 minutes after she was dead,&rdquo; Newsom told the outlet. &ldquo;My head on her stomach, just crying, waiting for another breath.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, former Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520162AB15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a> the End of Life Option Act, known as the state&rsquo;s aid-in-dying law, after the California Legislature passed it. The measure was enacted through the legislative process and was never placed on the ballot for voters to decide.<\/p>\n<p>While there was strong <a href=\"https:\/\/compassionandchoices.org\/news\/poll-ca-voters-strongly-support-bill-inspired-brittany-maynard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public support<\/a> for the initiative at the time, which helped drive its passage through the Legislature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-decry-bidens-court-packing-commission\/\" title=\"Republicans decry Biden\u2019s court packing commission\">earlier attempts<\/a> to legalize physician-assisted dying in California <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/California_Proposition_161,_Physician-Assisted_Death_Initiative_(1992)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">failed<\/a> when put before voters in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly five years after the original law took effect, Newsom signed <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Bill 380<\/a>, which shortened the waiting period between the two required oral requests for aid-in-dying medication from 15 days to 48 hours. The bill also eliminated the requirement for a final written attestation, officially taking effect Jan. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, in October 2025, Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a> Senate Bill 403, which amended the End of Life Option Act by repealing its sunset provision. The law was set to expire Jan. 1, 2031. The amendment made the medical aid-in-dying law permanent, with advocacy organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/compassionandchoices.org\/news\/gov-signed-bill-to-make-california-end-of-life-option-act-permanent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">praising<\/a> the decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Compassion &amp; Choices celebrates Governor Newsom&rsquo;s decision to sign Senate Bill 403 into law and ensure continued access to medical aid in dying for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-who-may-have-helped-his-own-mother-commit-assisted-suicide-streamlines-process-for-californians\/\" title=\"..., Who May Have Helped His Own Mother Commit ..., Streamlines Process For Californians\">terminally ill adults<\/a>, demonstrating his commitment to patient autonomy in the state of California,&rdquo; President and CEO for Compassion &amp; Choices and Compassion &amp; Choices Action Network Kevin D&iacute;az said at the time. &ldquo;With his signature, Californians will no longer have to worry that they or their loved ones may not have access to a full range of healthcare options when they are making their end-of-life decisions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CHSI\/CDPH%20Document%20Library\/CDPH_End_of_Life_Option_Act_Report_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According<\/a> to the California Department of Public Health&rsquo;s data since the law took effect in 2016, over 8,000 individuals have received aid-in-dying prescriptions, with 5,432 individuals having died from the ingestion of the drugs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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Gavin Newsom describes the anguish he felt while recounting his mother\u2019s assisted suicide, even though he had supported a law that lets terminally ill people end their lives. The book, titled Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery and due Feb. 24, also reflects on Newsom\u2019s upbringing, his grief, and his remorse over his mother Tessa Newsom\u2019s death at age 55, as reported by The Washington Post. Newsom recalls that, in 2002, his mother was battling widespread breast cancer; he and his sister helped administer her pain medication to keep her comfortable an hour before her death, and a doctor confirmed her lucid decision to end her life. He has said he sat with her for about 20 minutes after she died.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s account comes alongside the political history of California\u2019s aid-in-dying law. In 2015, former Gov. Jerry Brown signed the End of Life Option Act after it passed the Legislature, without going to a public ballot. A few years later, Newsom signed Senate Bill 380, which shortened the waiting period between oral requests for the medication from 15 days to 48 hours and removed the requirement for a final written attestation, taking effect on Jan. 1, 2022. In October 2025, Newsom signed Senate Bill 403 to repeal the act\u2019s sunset provision, making the law permanent (it had been set to expire in 2031). Advocacy groups praised the move as preserving patient autonomy and continued access to medical aid in dying. Data from the California Department of Public Health show that since 2016, more than 8,000 people have received prescriptions, with 5,432 dying by ingesting the drugs.<\/p>\n<p>All content is from the Daily Caller News Foundation, which notes its guidelines for republishing and licensing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2567609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-02-04T175625.347.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,50410,3678,5894,6530],"class_list":["post-2567608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-controversy-2","tag-newsom","tag-politics","tag-suicide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-02-04T175625.347.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567612,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567608\/revisions\/2567612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}