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Gavin Newsom Recalls ‘Horrible’ Moment When His Mom, Who Had Cancer, Chose Assisted Death: 'I Hated Her for It'
People ^ | Feb 2026 | Vanessa Etienne

Posted on 03/27/2026 11:46:36 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Gavin Newsom is reflecting on the long-term grief he dealt with after witnessing his mother end her life through assisted death, also referred to as death with dignity.

Newsom was a 34-year-old rising politician at the time and told the outlet that he felt guilty that his busy schedule kept him distant as his mom suffered from the disease. But when the day arrived, he and his sister Hilary were by Tessa’s side.

“I hated her for it — to be there for the last breath — for years,” he said. “I want to say it was a beautiful experience. It was horrible.”

Newsom recalled giving Tessa painkillers to make her comfortable before the “courageous doctor” arrived. Tessa confirmed to the doctor that she was sure about her decision and the lethal medication was administered.

“Then I sat there with her for another 20 minutes after she was dead,” he said. “My head on her stomach, just crying, waiting for another breath.”

At the time of Tessa’s death, medical aid in dying was illegal in California. Despite the heartbreaking experience, he told the Post that witnessing that moment eventually strengthened his support for MAID being legalized nationwide.

“I watched the physical deterioration, the mental deterioration, just the cries of pain,” he said. “She would have just suffered.”

Newsom stressed that people should have “the freedom to make that decision themselves.”

California’s End of Life Options Act went into effect on June 9, 2016.

With MAID, terminally ill adults who are of sound mind and have been approved by at least two doctors can receive a prescription for a lethal medication. It is different from euthanasia because the patients themselves administer prescribed drugs to end their lives, rather than a doctor.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: california; demagogicparty; euthanasia; freewill; gavinnewsom; heslying; highspeedrail; joeisuzu; mediawingofthednc; newsom; people; prochoice; prolife; sociopath; vanessaetienne
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Very sad…And now his policies have unleashed this hell on countless others.

Prayers for his soul to recover. Apparently, that’s not the only trauma that’s shaped him:


1 posted on 03/27/2026 11:46:36 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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Newsom is a liar.


2 posted on 03/27/2026 11:49:05 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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So he’s taking a subjective approach to the rule of law. Fatal error as a politician. He just proved he doesn’t know ceao about law.


3 posted on 03/27/2026 11:49:47 AM PDT by InsidiousMongo
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Maybe she wanted to check-out because she saw what her son turned into and regretted not aborting him...


4 posted on 03/27/2026 11:50:28 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

and I hate NewSCUM for setting Pacific Palisades on fire murdering 13 innocent people so he could “Reimagine” it with low income housing..he really thinks making up some BS about first he cant read then he claims he read numerous books and now this, yeah every single word they say goes through commie focus groups to see if it will stick. Here’s an idea, ask this schmuck about the Palisades fire and watch him SQUIRM like the worm he is


5 posted on 03/27/2026 11:52:30 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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In Canada, where it is legal, they have killed more people than dogs. I like dogs but something is wrong when they have more value , apparently, than people .


6 posted on 03/27/2026 11:53:59 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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So... soy boy let a ghoul disguised as a doctor murder his Mom, and his opinion, now, is everyone should be able to do it themselves.

Poison tree. Poison fruit. S’prise! S’prise! S’prise!


7 posted on 03/27/2026 11:55:27 AM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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Clearly, Gruesom’s advisors are aiming for the female vote in his presidential run with his latest story of supposed adversity in his life.


8 posted on 03/27/2026 11:55:44 AM PDT by dowcaet
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“Newsom was a 34-year-old rising politician at the time and told the outlet that he felt guilty that his busy schedule kept him distant as his mom suffered from the disease. But when the day arrived, he and his sister Hilary were by Tessa’s side.”

Too busy to be around her as she suffered. Because he was in politics ya know... But on the big day of her suicide, he made sure to be there. What a mensch...


9 posted on 03/27/2026 11:58:03 AM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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He has lied so much that I doubt this actually happened. Who knows?


10 posted on 03/27/2026 12:00:39 PM PDT by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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And he’s been suiciding California since he’s been Governor.


11 posted on 03/27/2026 12:01:02 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Not so fast. If I had a son like Gavin Newscum, I'd probably take my own life too.

12 posted on 03/27/2026 12:07:45 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: mass55th

Newsome embodies the concept of a man without honor, amorally bankrupt chattering poseur.


13 posted on 03/27/2026 12:11:08 PM PDT by JayGalt (If you give into blackmail, the blackmail never stops)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Thus dyslexia and bologna and white bread sammiches. Proof that there are tons of fidiots out there.


14 posted on 03/27/2026 12:14:38 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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To: Nateman

It is the spirit of anti-Christ rising up for the last days, in Canada and the UK its on overdrive.

That spirit requires such ‘laws’ to be in place to make Satan’s future plans easier to enact. Once they become the established laws of the land, it becomes a ‘Beast’ system that cannot be easily undone or shutdown. Later they will bring out the guillotines for any and all deemed by the state as diseased or undesirable.

” . ..and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” - Revelation 13:15


15 posted on 03/27/2026 12:21:15 PM PDT by captmar-vell
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Personally, I fail to understand why suicide is illegal,
other than if you don’t do it right it costs
lots of money cleaning up the mess.
Just put Phenobarbital in the drug section of a
store locked up so kids can’t get to it.
It is cheap to make. Eat 30 each 320 mg pills and drink a 40 oz Olde English 800. It will be a painless “Good night, and sleep forever”.


16 posted on 03/27/2026 12:30:15 PM PDT by rellic
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“Then I sat there with her for another 20 minutes after she was dead,” he said. “My head on her stomach, just crying, waiting for another breath.”

Selfish SOB and/or bad liar.

17 posted on 03/27/2026 12:32:58 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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If your mom is on deaths bed, and you are still running around licking donors behinds to become a politician, YOU SIR are an ASSHOLE>


18 posted on 03/27/2026 12:34:57 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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Why is it these deep state cowards, when they’re not outright lying, can only use passive aggressive techniques

This guy hates the fact that his mother was murdered by doctors, but he also loves it and wants a lot more to allow it to happen to them.


19 posted on 03/27/2026 12:36:11 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: captmar-vell
Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you shall know them.
This is one of the reasons why I consider Mohammed the actual Anti-Christ. Christ himself warned us about Mad Moe coming around. The fruits , besides the usual rapey stabby stuff, is the murder of Christians that the followers of Mad Moe continue to carry out or their habit of burning down churches.
20 posted on 03/27/2026 12:40:45 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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