More Oregonians using assisted suicide law
March 18th, 2008Associated Press report in Oregonlive.com:
The number of Oregonians who used the state’s assisted suicide law rose to its highest level in 2007, its tenth year in effect.
According to a report released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of Human Services, more people are getting the lethal prescriptions allowed under the Death with Dignity Act, but as in the past, not all take them.
The report shows that 85 people got the prescriptions in 2007, up by 20 from the year before. And 49 people died under the terms of the law, up by three from the year before.
Oregon’s law allows terminally ill, mentally competent adults to give themselves a life-ending medication prescribed by a physician. Oregon is the only state in the nation with such a law.
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March 18th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Once again the Oregon Death With Dignity Act is more about numbers than actual information. It is important to note that there are no case reports connected to the annual report and there is no guarantee that all the cases have been reported.
– Alex Schadenberg
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition