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2006-11-14 15:44:20 · 5 answers · asked by EMILY H 1 in Travel United States Portland

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You are probably thinking of Oregon's "right to die" law, which is not euthanization. It allows terminally ill patients (after a very lengthy process) to request and receive physician assisted suicide.

Euthanization is however allowed for animals, but not for people.

2006-11-15 04:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by An Oregon Nut 6 · 1 0

As "euthanization" is not a word, I'd have to say no.

Oregon has, hower, had a physician assisted suicide law, aka the "Death with Dignity Act," since 1997, which allows terminally-ill Oregonians to end their lives through the voluntary self-administration of lethal medications, expressly prescribed by a physician for that purpose. You can read more about it here:

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/index.shtml

and about the national center here:
http://www.deathwithdignity.org/

Since it is self-administered, it is not strictly speaking euthanasia (which is generally acknowledged to mean someone else acting to cause the death).

2006-11-15 18:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by EQ 6 · 0 0

On animals or humans? becase its yes for bolth. The second answer from An oregon nut is correct its called Death with dignity and every one in Oregon has a a right to it.

2006-11-15 21:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Nowhere in the US and for that matter nowwhere in the world euthanization is legal.

That's My Best Answer!

2006-11-15 03:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

YES FOR DOGS AND CATS

2006-11-15 18:12:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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