Caring for the Dying — Congressional Mischief

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Five years ago, the citizens of Oregon voted by a narrow margin to legalize physician-assisted suicide for certain terminally ill patients. There followed a variety of efforts to nullify the decision, which culminated in a second referendum in 1997. This time Oregonians voted overwhelmingly to affirm their original decision, and Oregon is now the only state in which physician-assisted suicide is practiced legally.1 Surveys indicate that most Americans and their doctors believe it should be available in all states.24 Shortly before the second Oregon vote, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the issue of physician-assisted suicide. The cases before it . . .