Tag: USA

“Data from the handful of places that have changed the law serve as a stark warning to UK parliamentarians.”
Channel 4 follows television chef and prominent 'assisted dying' advocate Prue Leith on a journey to North America with her MP son, Danny Kruger, Chair of the All-Party Dying Well Group.
The assisted suicide law supposedly limited by a six-month prognosis now sees patients outlive this by five years, with individual doctors writing lethal prescriptions on a weekly basis.
The 24th annual report on assisted suicide in Oregon has been framed to ward off difficult questions, but only lays bare how much they don’t know about assisted suicide in practice.
Total would translate to 3,880 for a UK-sized population
The American state's assisted suicide law, which demands prognoses of six months or less, sees patients live for more than four years between request and death, with 'terminal diseases' including 'complications from a fall'
Assisted suicide numbers continue to rise in Oregon, with over half* citing fear of being a burden as a reason for ending their lives, as lawmakers consider widening eligibility
America's autonomous capital district approves Oregon-style assisted suicide legislation
In the year British MPs rejected the practice, assisted suicide in Washington rose to its highest level and was characterised by the youngest participant; shortened doctor-patient relationships; and the rise of financial pressure as a factor
Last year's reported 132 assisted suicides in Oregon represented a 24.4% rise on 2014, and would translate to 2,147 for a UK-sized population
The politically and culturally significant west coast state becomes the fourth in the US to pass a law permitting physician-assisted suicide
Lord Falconer and Rob Marris invite the UK to follow Oregon. Washington State did (to the letter) and their latest, 2014, figures are up again
Assisted suicides in Oregon hit 105 in 2014: extrapolated for a UK-sized population, this would represent almost 1,700 deaths here
Don't make Oregon's mistake and legalise assisted suicide - ten reasons why the UK should not follow suit
Reasons to think twice about going the Oregon route on assisted suicide
Steady annual increase in assisted suicide cases sounds warning to UK
Assisted suicide deaths increase by 17% in one year in Washington State
The US state of Massachusetts voted 51-49 in a referendum last night to reject the legalisation of assisted suicide.