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.
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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