The Oregon Experience With Assisted Suicide

Author: Volker, Deborah L.

Source: Journal of Nursing Law, Volume 11, Number 3, 2007 , pp. 152-162(11)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

In 1997 the state of Oregon implemented the Death With Dignity Act (DWDA), which legalized physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults who seek to control timing of their death. Given that Oregon now has more than 8 years of experience with this controversial practice, the purpose of this article is to review key components of the DWDA and experience to date, explore professional implementation issues, examine Federal legislative and executive responses, and describe remaining concerns that warrant further study.

Keywords: ASSISTED SUICIDE; OREGON; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1891/107374707782433322

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