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American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Hastening one's death with medical assistance, a practice that in some jurisdictions is called medical-assistance-in-dying (MAID), has been legal in Oregon, under certain conditions, since 1997, via the Death-With-Dignity-Act (DWDA).1 Legalization however remains controversial, including among Oregonians.2 “A sizable proportion of Oregonians oppose the law or would not consider personally participating,” acknowledged Hedberg, Epidemiologist, Oregon Department of Human Services, and Tolle, Director, Oregon's Health and Science University Center for Ethics in Health Care.

A Comparison of Physician-Assisted/Death-With-Dignity-Act Death and Suicide Patterns in Older Adult Women and Men