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Assisted Suicide Laws in Oregon and Washington: What Safeguards? Oregon’s law allowing doctors to prescribe lethal overdoses for some patients’ suicides was first approved in 1994; after a court challenge it took leg
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Michigan Law Review / /

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psychological disorder / Lou Gehrig’s disease / cancer / dementia / ALS / list patients’ underlying illness / stroke / heart disease / diabetes / chronic lower respiratory disease / chiefly chronic conditions / pain / terminal illness / Parkinson’s disease / illness / MS / depression / /

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psychological counseling / counseling / /

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Center for Disease Prevention & Epidemiology / Oregon Health Division / Hemlock Society / Compassion & Choices Organization / Oregon Health Authority / Department of Health / Compassionate Care Education Foundation / Medicare / /

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David Schuman / Neil Bryant / Unless / Lou Gehrig / /

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Oregon / Washington / /

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