Measure 16 (1994)

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gptkbp:instanceOf Oregon ballot measure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Oregon_Death_with_Dignity_Act
gptkbp:dateOfElection November 8, 1994
gptkbp:effect allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives through voluntary self-administration of lethal medications prescribed by a physician
gptkbp:enactedBy Oregon voters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Measure 16 (1994)
gptkbp:legalStatus in effect
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oregon
gptkbp:opposedBy Oregon Catholic Conference
gptkbp:percentageAgainst 51.3%
48.7%
gptkbp:relatedLegislation Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 127
gptkbp:result approved
gptkbp:significance first law in the United States to legalize physician-assisted suicide
gptkbp:subject physician-assisted suicide
gptkbp:supportedBy Compassion & Choices
gptkbp:year 1994
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oregon_Death_with_Dignity_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8