Death with Dignity Act (Oregon)
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Oregon_Health_Authority
|
| gptkbp:allows |
terminally ill adults to request lethal medication
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
religious opposition
ethical debate medical community debate |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1994
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Oregon_State_Legislature
|
| gptkbp:firstOfItsKindInUS |
true
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Death with Dignity Act (Oregon)
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
other U.S. state laws on assisted dying
|
| gptkbp:legalChallenge |
multiple
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Oregon
|
| gptkbp:provides |
physician participation is voluntary
prohibits active euthanasia prohibits coercion prohibits euthanasia by injection prohibits lethal injection prohibits mercy killing protects physicians from civil liability protects physicians from criminal liability protects physicians from professional discipline requires counseling if mental disorder suspected requires informed consent |
| gptkbp:reaffirms |
gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkb:Ninth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals |
| gptkbp:referendumNumber |
Measure 16
|
| gptkbp:referendumPassed |
1994
|
| gptkbp:referendumResult |
passed
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:California_End_of_Life_Option_Act
gptkb:Washington_Death_with_Dignity_Act |
| gptkbp:reportsTo |
annual reports published
|
| gptkbp:requires |
patient must be Oregon resident
patient must be able to self-administer medication patient must be at least 18 years old patient must be diagnosed with terminal illness patient must be mentally competent patient must make one written request patient must make two oral requests separated by at least 15 days two physicians must confirm diagnosis and prognosis |
| gptkbp:startDate |
October 27, 1997
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| gptkbp:subject |
end-of-life care
euthanasia assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Pages/index.aspx
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Death_with_Dignity
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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