The State of Oregon Passed the Oregon Death with Dignity

question 57

Multiple Choice

The state of Oregon passed the Oregon Death with Dignity Act in 1997,and a failed attempt to overturn it was made by Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002.This law states that

• A) mentally competent patients who have fewer than six months to live can request a lethal prescription from their doctor after all alternatives have been explored.
• B) patients have the right to request lethal medication at any time.
• C) patients' families can request lethal doses of medication for loved ones.
• D) doctors have the right to decide when lethal medications are appropriate to initiate death.

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