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Published Online: 3 March 2006

Assisted-Suicide Law Has Strict Criteria

Publication: Psychiatric News
Volume 41, Number 5
https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.41.5.0004b
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Oregon's Death With Dignity Act is implemented on an individual basis by qualified patients and physicians through the following steps:
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The patient makes two oral requests to the attending physician separated by at least 15 days.
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The patient provides a written request to the attending physician, signed in the presence of two witnesses.
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The attending physician and a consulting physician must confirm the patient's diagnosis and prognosis.
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The attending physician and a consulting physician determine whether the patient is capable of making and communicating health care decisions for himself or herself.
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The patient must be referred for psychological exam if either physician believes the patient's judgment is impaired by a psychiatric or psychological disorder.
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The attending physician must inform the patient of feasible alternatives to assisted suicide including comfort care, hospice care, and pain control.
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The attending physician must request that the patient notify his or her next-of-kin of the prescription request. A patient can rescind a request at any time and in any manner.

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