Oregon lawmakers consider controversial expansion to Death with Dignity law

Twenty-five years after Oregon voters passed the Death with Dignity Act, state lawmakers are considering a controversial modification that would allow patients to take lethal medication by means other than swallowing. House Bill 2217 would define “self-administer” to include ingestion or any other delivery method. It would prohibit anyone other than the patient from administering a medication to end the patient’s life in a humane and dignified manner. Many patients at the end of their lives…
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