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Measure 16 of 1994 established the U.S. state of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (ORS 127.800–995), [1] which legalizes medical aid in dying (commonly referred to as physician-assisted suicide) with certain restrictions.
Physician-assisted dying was first legalized by the 1994 Oregon Death with Dignity Act, with effect delayed by lawsuits until 1997. [181] As of 2025, it is legal in the following states and districts: Oregon since 1997 [182] Washington (state) since 2008 [183] Montana since 2009 [184] Vermont since 2013 [185] California since 2015 [186] [187]
In January 2015, D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh introduced the Death with Dignity Act of 2015. [39] On October 5, 2016, the D.C. Committee on Health and Human Services voted 3–2 for the Death with Dignity Act. On November 1, 2016, the D.C. Council voted 11–2 to advance the Death with Dignity Act.
Prescriptions for lethal doses of medication in Oregon increased by nearly 30% in 2023, the same year an amendment to the state's Death with Dignity Act removed the in-state residency requirement ...
Apr. 20—The Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) 26th annual report about the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) shows an almost 30% increase in the number of prescriptions written for lethal doses ...
Act 39 in Vermont, the first state to pass a death with dignity law by legislative action; California End of Life Option Act; Oregon Death with Dignity Act, a ballot initiative passed in 1994 in the neighboring state of Oregon; Baxter v. Montana, a court decision legalizing aid in dying in Montana. Washington v.
Letter writers blast attempt to oust planning board member in Portsmouth, support death with dignity bill and more.
For example, the Death with Dignity Act in Oregon includes waiting periods, multiple requests for lethal drugs, a psychiatric evaluation in the case of possible depression influencing decisions, and the patient personally swallowing the pills to ensure voluntary decision. [39] Physicians and medical professionals also have disagreeing views on PAS.