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To: DMaA who wrote (155144)	1/18/2006 5:02:57 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

As of 01/17/2006, a resident of Oregon has the legal right to have a doctor prescribe death medicine. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an Oregon law that allows doctor-assisted suicide. The Court ruled that the U.S. Justice Department may not use a federal drug law to override the state law. Does prescribing death medicine put the role of health provider into conflict, or do you see the term 'Dying with Dignity' as within the umbrella of making a healthy choice? As I read the Oregon law it appears that the prescription is primarily based on the request of the patient. Does anything happen to the Doctor if they refuse to prescribe? I see the potential for many other issues to be opened up with this ruling as well.