What’s happening in Oregon?

An analysis of the evolution of the Death with Dignity Act in the US state of Oregon.

In this report, with researcher Madeleine Teahan, Dr. David Jeffrey examines the official reports published by the Oregon Public Health Division on the working of that State’s physician-assisted suicide law between 1998 and 2009. Dr Jeffrey was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2006 to study the experience of legalised physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and Washington States.

LDW-Report-Oregon-Oct-10

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