The Oregon Health Authority has published its latest report on the incidence and characteristics of deaths as a result of legalised assisted suicide – that is, as a result of taking lethal drugs supplied by doctors under the terms of Oregon’s 1997 Death with Dignity Act (DWDA).
Washington State: Legalised Physician Assisted Suicide in 2018.
What does the latest report from Washington State tell us? Washington State has published its report on the operation of … Read More
Briefing from Oregon: House Bill 2232.
House Bill 2232 would expand the remit of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act What does the Bill do? i) Prohibits … Read More
Physician assisted suicides in Oregon rise sharply.
A PAS law along the lines of Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ could be expected to result in nearly 2,500 … Read More
Twenty years of physician-assisted suicide in Oregon.
A critical analysis of claims that Oregon’s PAS law is “safe and effective” and represents “safe and trusted medical practice”. … Read More
Washington State – legalised physician-assisted suicide in 2016.
Deaths from PAS show a 15.7 per cent increase on 2015 Washington State has published its report on the operation of its … Read More
What news from the Golden State?
California seems to be headed in a similar direction to Oregon The report, issued this week by the California Department of … Read More
Euthanasia for people who have lost decision-making capacity?
Another amendment to Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ has been proposed Last week an amendment to Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ (DWDA) … Read More
Deaths from PAS in Washington State 2015.
Another Sharp Rise in deaths from legalised physician-assisted suicide. Washington State, which legalised physician-assisted suicide for terminally-ill people in 2008, … Read More
Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon in 2015.
The latest report from Oregon on that State’s physician-assisted suicide law reveals another substantial rise in such deaths and an … Read More
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