Summary
Oregon's Death With Dignity Act -- twice approved by voters, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court and packed with safeguards to prevent misuse -- has protected a private, personal choice for more than a decade. It is an exquisite example of when and how government should stay out of our lives. The act has directly affected relatively few people (341 have died under the act's terms in 10- plus years), and there has been no instance of abuse of the law.
For years The Columbian has praised this act and urged our state to allow terminally ill, suffering people to choose to end their lives. Now Washingtonians have that chance with Initiative 1000, one of three statewide measures in the Nov. 4 election (ballots will be mailed Wednesday).See the full content of this document
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In Our View: Three Decisions
Foes of I-1000 clearly would never avail themselves of such an option. We respect their choice. But the other choice in this deeply individua...
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