Update: 2023 Lawsuit:
​Below find links to various published articles about the FCLD lawsuit against CDCA Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.

Also: Take a listen to a recent podcast featuring Full Circle of Living and Dying: "Defending your right to a good death."
​Host Caitlin Doughty of The Order of the Good Death.

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Death doulas and end-of-life guides have been providing valuable non-medical, culturally competent support and information to dying people and their communities for centuries. But what would happen if the right to share critical information about your rights in death, and how to care for your dead were taken away?
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Institute for Justice background of the case: Lawsuit Challenges California Funeral Directors' Monopoly on End-of-life care. California State Funeral Bureau opposes resurgence of a meaningful American tradition. ij.org/case/california-end-of-life-doulas/
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Go here for another take on the lawsuit from The Order of the Good Death:
www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/defending-your-right-to-a-good-death/
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Podcast, listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-the-doulas-taking-on-californias-cemetery/id1438028898?i=1000603572975
Alternate link to listen to the Podcast:
deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/interview-the-doulas-taking-on-californias-cemetery-and-funeral-bureau
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Supportive letter from Compassion & Choices: www.fullcirclelivingdyingcollective.com/death-doulas-cc-article-nov-2021.html  
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Supportive article,“Becoming Funeral Directors or Cease Operation”: California Death Doulas Fight 
by Henry Fersko-Weiss, founder of INELDA, January 13, 2022 www.fullcirclelivingdyingcollective.com/california-death-doulas-fight.html
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Los Angeles Times article: https://www.fullcirclelivingdyingcollective.com/la-times-article-about-lawsuit-aug-2022.html