Oregon Death with Dignity Act - est. 1997

Presented by Deserae Vickery

83.7%

7.6 %

5.5%

1.2% 0.9% 1.2%

Medicare Private insur.MedicaidCharity Self Pay Other

NHPCO’s Facts and Figures on Hospice

Age 65-74 (28.9%)

Education (45.6%)

Married (46.2%)

Male (52.7%)

Hospice (90.1%)

Insured (93.75%)

White

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

N= Majority out of 752

28.9 %

97.3 %

93.7 %

90.1 %

52.7 %

46.2 %

45.6 %

White

Age 65-74

Insurance

Hospice

Male

Married

Education

Characteristics of 752 Patients who Died from Ingesting a Lethal Dose of Medication as of

January 17, 2014, Oregon, 1998-2013

28.9 %Age 65-74

Oregon Public Health Division – 2013 DWDA Report

WA

ORVTMT

OR 1997

WA 2008

MT 2009

VT 2013

http://www.deathwithdignity.org

http://www.utah.gov/government/contactgov.html

“Physician-assisted suicide should be a lawful medical

procedure for competent, terminally ill adults, because

it is a compassionate response to relieve the suffering

of dying patients.“ - Michael White, JD

Member of the Board of Directors at the Death With Dignity National Center

 

References

• U.S. Support for Euthanasia Hinges on How It's Described. (n.d.).

Retrieved from

http://www.gallup.com/poll/162815/support-euthanasia-hinges-described.aspx

• NHPCO’s Facts and Figures on Hospice. (2013).

Retrieved from

http://www.nhpco.org/hospice-statistics-research-press-room/facts-hospice-and-pa

lliative-care

• Oregon Public Health Division – 2013 DWDA Report. (2013).

Retrieved from http://www.healthoregon.org/dwd

• Death with Dignity National Center. (n.d.).

Retrieved from http://www.deathwithdignity.org/

• Contact Your Government Official - Utah.gov. (n.d.).

Retrieved from http://www.utah.gov/government/contactgov.html

• Euthanasia Pros and Cons. (n.d.).

Retrieved from

http://euthanasia.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001320