The 2016 Oregon annual assisted suicide report is similar to prior years. The report implies that the deaths were voluntary (self-administered), but the information in the report does not address that subject. Read more >>
One of the most frequently repeated claims by proponents of assisted suicide laws is that there is “no evidence or data” to support any claim that these laws are subject to abuse, and that there has not been “a single documented case of abuse or misuse” in the 18 reported years. These claims are demonstrably false. Read more >>
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Under Oregon and Washington State’s lax oversight, these are some of the documented abuses and complications that have come to light. Read more >>
The Des Moines Register newspaper uncovered significant problems with the practice of assisted suicide in Oregon and Washington State. They learned that the data is incomplete, that there are missing reports (under-reporting) and that the laws are not designed to be effectively monitored. Read more >>
Contrary to claims that there is “no evidence or data” to support claims that laws legalizing assisted suicide are subject to abuse, much evidence has been brought forth showing that concern that the risks of mistake, coercion and abuse are valid. Read more >>
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