Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS)

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Developments in the U.S.

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Overview:

According to an article by USA Today on 1998-JUL-6, physician assisted suicide (PAS) is:

	Permitted in Oregon under very tightly controlled conditions.
	Not specifically mentioned in the laws of North Carolina, Utah and Wyoming.
	Specifically criminalized in the remaining states.

Since 2008-NOV, PAS has been made available  in Washington State.

In Canada, assisted suicide comes under a Federal law and is thus a criminal act everywhere in the country.

PAS topics covered in this section:

	In Oregon
	In Washington state Failed initiative, court case and legislative attempts Initiative 1000 in 2008: Background, text, support, opposition Misinformation, opt-out, I-1000 passed, first suicide
	In Montana
	In California
	In other States: Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, and New York
	Nationally activity: U.S. Supreme Court decision, federal bills, survey of physicians.
	Recent US developments

Related essay on this site:

Does PAS actually increase pain of dying patients?

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