Transcription of Oregon Death with Dignity Act
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PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISIONO regon Death with Dignity Act2020 Data Summary2020 2 Acknowledgments | Oregon Death with Dignity ActAcknowledgmentsReport written by: Public Health Division, Center for Health StatisticsDate: February 26, 2021 For more information, see: : Death with Dignity Act | Executive summaryExecutive summaryThe Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) allows terminally ill Oregonians who meet specific qualifications to end their lives through voluntary self-administration of a lethal dose of medications prescribed by a physician for that purpose. The Act requires the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to collect information about the patients and physicians who participate in the Act and to publish an annual statistical report.
Oregon Death with Dignity Act | Participation summary and trends 5 During 2020, 370 people received prescriptions for lethal doses of medications under the provisions of the Oregon DWDA, a 25% increase over the 297 reported during 2019 (Figure 1). As of January 22, 2021, OHA had received reports of 245
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