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    Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are legal in a few U.S. states and countries to provide terminally ill patients a humane way to die with dignity. An estimated 21 million people need end-of-life care worldwide. In the U.S., about 7,000 people die daily of illness. Oregon was the first state to legalize the practices through its Death with Dignity Act, which has strict eligibility criteria including being terminally ill with less than six months to live. Supporters argue it gives patients control over their death and relieves future pain and suffering, while opponents believe all life has value. The debate around legalization in more states continues.

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    Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are legal in a few U.S. states and countries to provide terminally ill patients a humane way to die with dignity. An estimated 21 million people need end-of-life care worldwide. In the U.S., about 7,000 people die daily of illness. Oregon was the first state to legalize the practices through its Death with Dignity Act, which has strict eligibility criteria including being terminally ill with less than six months to live. Supporters argue it gives patients control over their death and relieves future pain and suffering, while opponents believe all life has value. The debate around legalization in more states continues.

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    Euthanasia/

    Assisted Suicide Kamryn Mattison

    in End-of-Life
    Care
     Estimated 21 million people need end-of-life care
    worldwide
     around 7 thousand people die every day of illness in
    the United States
    Severity of the
     Legal: problem
     Oregon, California, Colorado, D.C., Hawaii, Maine,
    Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Washington
    Policy Goals

    Most states have


    banned euthanasia/ • Considered a felony in SC,
    PAS- South Carolina most likely for moral reasons
    being one of them

    Oregon became the • To provide “death with


    first state to
    legalize euthanasia/
    dignity” and a humane way
    PAS of passing
    Eligibility Criteria

     Oregon Death With Dignity Act


     Patients must:
     Be terminally ill- terminal disease: “an incurable and irreversible disease that has been
    medically confirmed, and according to reasonable medical judgment will produce death
    within six months. “
     Be 18 or older
     Be competent
     Be a resident of the state they request in
     Voluntarily ask for suicide assistance (2 oral requests and 1 written)
     Be assessed by a second physician on if they are truly competent and voluntary
    Ends patients’
    worry for future
    pain and suffering

    Helps patients
    Benefits and remain
    independent

    Services/ Free patients of


    poor health
    Policy Give patients
    Outcomes control over the
    end of their life

    Medical care and


    sickness benefit
    Assisted Suicide Funding

    Funding Restriction Act: forbids use


    of federal funds
    Population in need vs. served

    Offered to terminally-ill
    adults

    Other populations that


    people consider:
    • Older adults
    Euthanasia/ PAS should be
    Have multiple eligibility
    legalized in more
    criteria
    states(Personal opinion)

    Changes and The states that made it


    legal do a pretty good job
    Have a step-by-step
    process the physician must
    Improvements of carrying out the process follow

    No improvements (I could
    think of)
    Strategies for
    Change
     A lot of debate and a lot of
    support for the legalization
     Passed in Oregon because an
    organization (the Hemlock
    Society) was very passionate
    about “death with dignity” and
    gained a lot of support that
    eventually got many voters to
    vote in favor of the Death With
    Dignity Act
     State level decision
    Sources

     Huffman JL, Harmer B. End of Life Care. 2023 Feb 20. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure
    Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. PMID: 31334996.
     Patel. (2004). Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Policy in the Netherlands and Oregon: A
    Comparative Analysis. Journal of Health & Social Policy, 19(1), 37–55.
    https://doi.org/10.1300/J045v19n01_02
     Procon.org. (2019, July 25). States with Legal Physician-Assisted Suicide - Euthanasia - ProCon.org.
    Euthanasia; Britannica. https://euthanasia.procon.org/states-with-legal-physician-assisted-suicide/
     ‌ nited States of America - Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-12 [H.R.
    U
    1003]). (n.d.). Ilo.org. Retrieved April 19, 2023, from https://ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?
    p_lang=en&p_isn=47044&p_count=97794‌

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