Oregon Death with Dignity Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Oregon_Health_Authority
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| gptkbp:allows |
terminally ill adults to request lethal medication
|
| gptkbp:annualReport |
Oregon Health Authority publishes annual data
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
opposed by some religious and medical groups
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1994
|
| gptkbp:eligibility |
18 years or older
Oregon residency terminal illness with less than six months to live capable of making and communicating health care decisions |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Oregon_State_Legislature
|
| gptkbp:firstBook |
first U.S. law to legalize physician-assisted suicide
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oregon Death with Dignity Act
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:California_End_of_Life_Option_Act
gptkb:Vermont_Patient_Choice_and_Control_at_End_of_Life_Act gptkb:Washington_Death_with_Dignity_Act |
| gptkbp:legalChallenge |
gptkb:Gonzales_v._Oregon
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Oregon
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
euthanasia
lethal injection by physician |
| gptkbp:referendumResult |
gptkb:Measure_16_(1994)
approved by voters |
| gptkbp:referendumYear |
1994
1997 (repeal attempt defeated) |
| gptkbp:reportsTo |
physicians must report prescriptions to state
|
| gptkbp:requires |
confirmation by two physicians
one written request self-administration of medication two oral requests separated by at least 15 days |
| gptkbp:startDate |
October 27, 1997
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| gptkbp:subject |
end-of-life care
assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:SupremeCourtDecision |
upheld in 2006
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Pages/index.aspx
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gonzales_v._Oregon
gptkb:Death_with_Dignity gptkb:547_U.S._410 gptkb:547_U.S._410_(2006) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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