Directory of Assisted Suicide Resources

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"Assisted suicide" or "physician assisted suicide" generally refer to the process by which a mentally competent, terminally ill individual uses a lethal dose of medication, prescribed by a physician, to hasten his or her death. It is legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the state of Oregon.

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• Legislation
• Polling

Resources in This Category

• CBS News, 60 Minutes II - "Switzerland's Suicide Tourists"

  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/switzerlands-suicide-tourists-12-02-2003/
  A transcript of a television program about Dignitas, a Swiss organization that helps terminally ill individuals from around the world hasten their deaths.

• Honolulu Advertiser - "Oregon not deluged with assisted suicides"

  http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Mar/10/op/op02a.html
  An editorial about the successful implementation of Oregon assisted dying law.

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