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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 06 > ‘A very small number’ use assisted suicide law

‘A very small number’ use assisted suicide law

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
August 6, 2009

PORTLAND " A new study by two Oregon doctors concludes that the vast majority of dying Oregonians are either not interested in or medically ineligible to participate in Oregon's doctor-assisted suicide option.

In 1997, Oregon became the first state to legalize such an option.

From 1998....

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