TY  - JOUR
T1  - Oregon's death with dignity act: 20 years of experience to inform the debate
AU  - Hedberg K
AU  - New C
Y1  - 2017/10/17
N1  - 10.7326/M17-2300
JO  - Annals of Internal Medicine
SP  - 579
EP  - 583
VL  - 167
IS  - 8
N2  - Twenty years ago, Oregon voters approved the Death With Dignity Act, making Oregon the first state in the United States to allow physicians to prescribe medications to be self-administered by terminally ill patients to hasten their death. This report summarizes the experience in Oregon, including the numbers and types of participating patients and providers. These data should inform the ongoing policy debate as additional jurisdictions consider such legislation.
SN  - 0003-4819
M3  - doi: 10.7326/M17-2300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/M17-2300
ER  -