Can someone find me the actual legislative bill against voluntary active euthanasia in the US?

Question

I'm in this program that requires you to make a bill, either create a new one, amend an already existing on, or repeal an already existing. For my bill, I'm trying to repeal the law that makes VAE[voluntary active euthanasia] or physician assisted suicide illegal. The only problem is that I can't find the bill that says it's illegal. If you could find me the legislative bill that actually says it I would be extremely thankful.

Answer 1

Here you go:


THE OREGON DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT
OREGON REVISED STATUTES
(General Provisions)
(Section 1)
Note: The division headings, subdivision headings and leadlines for 127.800 to
127.890, 127.895 and 127.897 were enacted as part of Ballot Measure 16 (1994) and
were not provided by Legislative Counsel.
127.800 §1.01. Definitions. The following words and phrases, whenever used in
ORS 127.800 to 127.897, have the following meanings:
(1) "Adult" means an individual who is 18 years of age or older.
(2) "Attending physician" means the physician who has primary responsibility for the
care of the patient and treatment of the patient’s terminal disease.
(3) "Capable" means that in the opinion of a court or in the opinion of the patient’s
attending physician or consulting physician, psychiatrist or psychologist, a patient has
the ability to make and communicate health care decisions to health care providers,
including communication through persons familiar with the patient’s manner of
communicating if those persons are available.
(4) "Consulting physician" means a physician who is qualified by specialty or experience
to make a professional diagnosis and prognosis regarding the patient’s disease.
(5) "Counseling" means one or more consultations as necessary between a state
licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and a patient for the purpose of determining that
the patient is capable and not suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or
depression causing impaired judgment.
(6) "Health care provider" means a person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or
permitted by the law of this state to administer health care or dispense medication in
the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession, and includes a health care
facility.
(7) "Informed decision" means a decision by a qualified patient, to request and obtain a
prescription to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner, that is based on an
appreciation of the relevant facts and after being fully informed by the attending
physician of:
(a) His or her medical diagnosis;
(b) His or her prognosis;
(c) The potential risks associated with taking the medication to be prescribed;
(d) The probable result of taking the medication to be prescribed; and
(e) The feasible alternatives, including, but not limited to, comfort care, hospice care
and pain control.
(8) "Medically confirmed" means the medical opinion of the attending physician has
been confirmed by a consulting physician who has examined the patient and the
patient’s relevant medical records.
(9) "Patient" means a person who is under the care of a physician.
(10) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy licensed to practice
medicine by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon.
(11) "Qualified patient" means a capable adult who is a resident of Oregon and has
satisfied the requirements of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 in order to obtain a prescription
for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.
(12) "Terminal disease" means an incurable and irreversible disease that has been
medically confirmed and will, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within
six months. [1995 c.3 §1.01; 1999 c.423 §1]
(Written Request for Medication to End One’s Life in a Humane and Dignified Manner)
(Section 2)
127.805 §2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication. (1) An adult
who is capable, is a resident of Oregon, and has been determined by the attending
physician and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal disease, and who has
voluntarily expressed his or her wish to die, may make a written request for medication
for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner in
accordance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897.
(2) No person shall qualify under the provisions of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 solely
because of age or disability. [1995 c.3 §2.01; 1999 c.423 §2]
127.810 §2.02. Form of the written request. (1) A valid request for medication
under ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be in substantially the form described in ORS
127.897, signed and dated by the patient and witnessed by at least two individuals
who, in the presence of the patient, attest that to the best of their knowledge and belief
the patient is capable, acting voluntarily, and is not being coerced to sign the request.
(2) One of the witnesses shall be a person who is not:
(a) A relative of the patient by blood, marriage or adoption;
(b) A person who at the time the request is signed would be entitled to any portion of
the estate of the qualified patient upon death under any will or by operation of law; or
(c) An owner, operator or employee of a health care facility where the qualified patient
is receiving medical treatment or is a resident.
(3) The patient’s attending physician at the time the request is signed shall not be a
witness.
(4) If the patient is a patient in a long term care facility at the time the written request
is made, one of the witnesses shall be an individual designated by the facility and
having the qualifications specified by the Department of Human Services by rule. [1995
c.3 §2.02]
(Safeguards)
(Section 3)
127.815 §3.01. Attending physician responsibilities. (1) The attending physician
shall:
(a) Make the initial determination of whether a patient has a terminal disease, is
capable, and has made the request voluntarily;
(b) Request that the patient demonstrate Oregon residency pursuant to ORS 127.860;
(c) To ensure that the patient is making an informed decision, inform the patient of:
(A) His or her medical diagnosis;
(B) His or her prognosis;
(C) The potential risks associated with taking the medication to be prescribed;
(D) The probable result of taking the medication to be prescribed; and
(E) The feasible alternatives, including, but not limited to, comfort care, hospice care
and pain control;
(d) Refer the patient to a consulting physician for medical confirmation of the diagnosis,
and for a determination that the patient is capable and acting voluntarily;
(e) Refer the patient for counseling if appropriate pursuant to ORS 127.825;
(f) Recommend that the patient notify next of kin;
(g) Counsel the patient about the importance of having another person present when
the patient takes the medication prescribed pursuant to ORS 127.800 to 127.897 and of
not taking the medication in a public place;
(h) Inform the patient that he or she has an opportunity to rescind the request at any
time and in any manner, and offer the patient an opportunity to rescind at the end of
the 15 day waiting period pursuant to ORS 127.840;
(i) Verify, immediately prior to writing the prescription for medication under ORS
127.800 to 127.897, that the patient is making an informed decision;
(j) Fulfill the medical record documentation requirements of ORS 127.855;
(k) Ensure that all appropriate steps are carried out in accordance with ORS 127.800 to
127.897 prior to writing a prescription for medication to enable a qualified patient to
end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner; and
(L)(A) Dispense medications directly, including ancillary medications intended to
facilitate the desired effect to minimize the patient’s discomfort, provided the attending
physician is registered as a dispensing physician with the Board of Medical Examiners,
has a current Drug Enforcement Administration certificate and complies with any
applicable administrative rule; or
(B) With the patient’s written consent:
(i) Contact a pharmacist and inform the pharmacist of the prescription; and
(ii) Deliver the written prescription personally or by mail to the pharmacist, who will
dispense the medications to either the patient, the attending physician or an expressly
identified agent of the patient.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attending physician may sign the
patient’s death certificate. [1995 c.3 §3.01; 1999 c.423 §3]
127.820 §3.02. Consulting physician confirmation. Before a patient is qualified
under ORS 127.800 to 127.897, a consulting physician shall examine the patient and his
or her relevant medical records and confirm, in writing, the attending physician’s
diagnosis that the patient is suffering from a terminal disease, and verify that the
patient is capable, is acting voluntarily and has made an informed decision. [1995 c.3
§3.02]
127.825 §3.03. Counseling referral. If in the opinion of the attending physician or
the consulting physician a patient may be suffering from a psychiatric or psychological
disorder or depression causing impaired judgment, either physician shall refer the
patient for counseling. No medication to end a patient’s life in a humane and dignified
manner shall be prescribed until the person performing the counseling determines that
the patient is not suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression
causing impaired judgment. [1995 c.3 §3.03; 1999 c.423 §4]
127.830 §3.04. Informed decision. No person shall receive a prescription for
medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner unless he or she has
made an informed decision as defined in ORS 127.800 (7). Immediately prior to writing
a prescription for medication under ORS 127.800 to 127.897, the attending physician
shall verify that the patient is making an informed decision. [1995 c.3 §3.04]
127.835 §3.05. Family notification. The attending physician shall recommend that
the patient notify the next of kin of his or her request for medication pursuant to ORS
127.800 to 127.897. A patient who declines or is unable to notify next of kin shall not
have his or her request denied for that reason. [1995 c.3 §3.05; 1999 c.423 §6]
127.840 §3.06. Written and oral requests. In order to receive a prescription for
medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner, a qualified patient
shall have made an oral request and a written request, and reiterate the oral request to
his or her attending physician no less than fifteen (15) days after making the initial oral
request. At the time the qualified patient makes his or her second oral request, the
attending physician shall offer the patient an opportunity to rescind the request. [1995
c.3 §3.06]
127.845 §3.07. Right to rescind request. A patient may rescind his or her request
at any time and in any manner without regard to his or her mental state. No
prescription for medication under ORS 127.800 to 127.897 may be written without the
attending physician offering the qualified patient an opportunity to rescind the request.
[1995 c.3 §3.07]
127.850 §3.08. Waiting periods. No less than fifteen (15) days shall elapse
between the patient’s initial oral request and the writing of a prescription under ORS
127.800 to 127.897. No less than 48 hours shall elapse between the patient’s written
request and the writing of a prescription under ORS 127.800 to 127.897. [1995 c.3
§3.08]
127.855 §3.09. Medical record documentation requirements. The following
shall be documented or filed in the patient’s medical record:
(1) All oral requests by a patient for medication to end his or her life in a humane and
dignified manner;
(2) All written requests by a patient for medication to end his or her life in a humane
and dignified manner;
(3) The attending physician’s diagnosis and prognosis, determination that the patient is
capable, acting voluntarily and has made an informed decision;
(4) The consulting physician’s diagnosis and prognosis, and verification that the patient
is capable, acting voluntarily and has made an informed decision;
(5) A report of the outcome and determinations made during counseling, if performed;
(6) The attending physician’s offer to the patient to rescind his or her request at the
time of the patient’s second oral request pursuant to ORS 127.840; and
(7) A note by the attending physician indicating that all requirements under ORS
127.800 to 127.897 have been met and indicating the steps taken to carry out the
request, including a notation of the medication prescribed. [1995 c.3 §3.09]
127.860 §3.10. Residency requirement. Only requests made by Oregon residents
under ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be granted. Factors demonstrating Oregon
residency include but are not limited to:
(1) Possession of an Oregon driver license;
(2) Registration to vote in Oregon;
(3) Evidence that the person owns or leases property in Oregon; or
(4) Filing of an Oregon tax return for the most recent tax year. [1995 c.3 §3.10; 1999
c.423 §8]
127.865 §3.11. Reporting requirements. (1)(a) The Department of Human
Services shall annually review a sample of records maintained pursuant to ORS 127.800
to 127.897.
(b) The department shall require any health care provider upon dispensing medication
pursuant to ORS 127.800 to 127.897 to file a copy of the dispensing record with the
department.
(2) The department shall make rules to facilitate the collection of information regarding
compliance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897. Except as otherwise required by law, the
information collected shall not be a public record and may not be made available for
inspection by the public.
(3) The department shall generate and make available to the public an annual statistical
report of information collected under subsection (2) of this section. [1995 c.3 §3.11;
1999 c.423 §9; 2001 c.104 §40]
127.870 §3.12. Effect on construction of wills, contracts and statutes. (1) No
provision in a contract, will or other agreement, whether written or oral, to the extent
the provision would affect whether a person may make or rescind a request for
medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner, shall be valid.
(2) No obligation owing under any currently existing contract shall be conditioned or
affected by the making or rescinding of a request, by a person, for medication to end
his or her life in a humane and dignified manner. [1995 c.3 §3.12]
127.875 §3.13. Insurance or annuity policies. The sale, procurement, or issuance
of any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy or the rate charged for any
policy shall not be conditioned upon or affected by the making or rescinding of a
request, by a person, for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified
manner. Neither shall a qualified patient’s act of ingesting medication to end his or her
life in a humane and dignified manner have an effect upon a life, health, or accident
insurance or annuity policy. [1995 c.3 §3.13]
127.880 §3.14. Construction of Act. Nothing in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be
construed to authorize a physician or any other person to end a patient’s life by lethal
injection, mercy killing or active euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with ORS
127.800 to 127.897 shall not, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide,
mercy killing or homicide, under the law. [1995 c.3 §3.14]
(Immunities and Liabilities)
(Section 4)
127.885 §4.01. Immunities; basis for prohibiting health care provider from
participation; notification; permissible sanctions. Except as provided in ORS
127.890:
(1) No person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary
action for participating in good faith compliance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897. This
includes being present when a qualified patient takes the prescribed medication to end
his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.
(2) No professional organization or association, or health care provider, may subject a
person to censure, discipline, suspension, loss of license, loss of privileges, loss of
membership or other penalty for participating or refusing to participate in good faith
compliance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897.
(3) No request by a patient for or provision by an attending physician of medication in
good faith compliance with the provisions of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall constitute
neglect for any purpose of law or provide the sole basis for the appointment of a
guardian or conservator.
(4) No health care provider shall be under any duty, whether by contract, by statute or
by any other legal requirement to participate in the provision to a qualified patient of
medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner. If a health care
provider is unable or unwilling to carry out a patient’s request under ORS 127.800 to
127.897, and the patient transfers his or her care to a new health care provider, the
prior health care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the patient’s relevant
medical records to the new health care provider.
(5)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care provider may prohibit
another health care provider from participating in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 on the
premises of the prohibiting provider if the prohibiting provider has notified the health
care provider of the prohibiting provider’s policy regarding participating in ORS 127.800
to 127.897. Nothing in this paragraph prevents a health care provider from providing
health care services to a patient that do not constitute participation in ORS 127.800 to
127.897.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) to (4) of this section, a health
care provider may subject another health care provider to the sanctions stated in this
paragraph if the sanctioning health care provider has notified the sanctioned provider
prior to participation in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 that it prohibits participation in ORS
127.800 to 127.897:
(A) Loss of privileges, loss of membership or other sanction provided pursuant to the
medical staff bylaws, policies and procedures of the sanctioning health care provider if
the sanctioned provider is a member of the sanctioning provider’s medical staff and
participates in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 while on the health care facility premises, as
defined in ORS 442.015, of the sanctioning health care provider, but not including the
private medical office of a physician or other provider;
(B) Termination of lease or other property contract or other nonmonetary remedies
provided by lease contract, not including loss or restriction of medical staff privileges or
exclusion from a provider panel, if the sanctioned provider participates in ORS 127.800
to 127.897 while on the premises of the sanctioning health care provider or on property
that is owned by or under the direct control of the sanctioning health care provider; or
(C) Termination of contract or other nonmonetary remedies provided by contract if the
sanctioned provider participates in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 while acting in the course
and scope of the sanctioned provider’s capacity as an employee or independent
contractor of the sanctioning health care provider. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be
construed to prevent:
(i) A health care provider from participating in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 while acting
outside the course and scope of the provider’s capacity as an employee or independent
contractor; or
(ii) A patient from contracting with his or her attending physician and consulting
physician to act outside the course and scope of the provider’s capacity as an employee
or independent contractor of the sanctioning health care provider.
(c) A health care provider that imposes sanctions pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
subsection must follow all due process and other procedures the sanctioning health care
provider may have that are related to the imposition of sanctions on another health
care provider.
(d) For purposes of this subsection:
(A) "Notify" means a separate statement in writing to the health care provider
specifically informing the health care provider prior to the provider’s participation in
ORS 127.800 to 127.897 of the sanctioning health care provider’s policy about
participation in activities covered by ORS 127.800 to 127.897.
(B) "Participate in ORS 127.800 to 127.897" means to perform the duties of an
attending physician pursuant to ORS 127.815, the consulting physician function
pursuant to ORS 127.820 or the counseling function pursuant to ORS 127.825.
"Participate in ORS 127.800 to 127.897" does not include:
(i) Making an initial determination that a patient has a terminal disease and informing
the patient of the medical prognosis;
(ii) Providing information about the Oregon Death with Dignity Act to a patient upon the
request of the patient;
(iii) Providing a patient, upon the request of the patient, with a referral to another
physician; or
(iv) A patient contracting with his or her attending physician and consulting physician to
act outside of the course and scope of the provider’s capacity as an employee or
independent contractor of the sanctioning health care provider.
(6) Suspension or termination of staff membership or privileges under subsection (5) of
this section is not reportable under ORS 441.820. Action taken pursuant to ORS
127.810, 127.815, 127.820 or 127.825 shall not be the sole basis for a report of
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct under ORS 677.415 (2) or (3).
(7) No provision of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be construed to allow a lower
standard of care for patients in the community where the patient is treated or a similar
community. [1995 c.3 §4.01; 1999 c.423 §10]
Note: As originally enacted by the people, the leadline to section 4.01 read
"Immunities." The remainder of the leadline was added by editorial action.
127.890 §4.02. Liabilities. (1) A person who without authorization of the patient
willfully alters or forges a request for medication or conceals or destroys a rescission of
that request with the intent or effect of causing the patient’s death shall be guilty of a
Class A felony.
(2) A person who coerces or exerts undue influence on a patient to request medication
for the purpose of ending the patient’s life, or to destroy a rescission of such a request,
shall be guilty of a Class A felony.
(3) Nothing in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 limits further liability for civil damages resulting
from other negligent conduct or intentional misconduct by any person.
(4) The penalties in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 do not preclude criminal penalties
applicable under other law for conduct which is inconsistent with the provisions of ORS
127.800 to 127.897. [1995 c.3 §4.02]
127.892 Claims by governmental entity for costs incurred. Any governmental
entity that incurs costs resulting from a person terminating his or her life pursuant to
the provisions of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 in a public place shall have a claim against
the estate of the person to recover such costs and reasonable attorney fees related to
enforcing the claim. [1999 c.423 §5a]
(Severability)
(Section 5)
127.895 §5.01. Severability. Any section of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 being held
invalid as to any person or circumstance shall not affect the application of any other
section of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 which can be given full effect without the invalid
section or application. [1995 c.3 §5.01]
(Form of the Request)
(Section 6)
127.897 §6.01. Form of the request. A request for a medication as authorized by
ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be in substantially the following form:
_______________________________________________________________________
_______
REQUEST FOR MEDICATION
TO END MY LIFE IN A HUMANE
AND DIGNIFIED MANNER
I, ______________________, am an adult of sound mind.
I am suffering from _________, which my attending physician has determined is a
terminal disease and which has been medically confirmed by a consulting physician.
I have been fully informed of my diagnosis, prognosis, the nature of medication to be
prescribed and potential associated risks, the expected result, and the feasible
alternatives, including comfort care, hospice care and pain control.
I request that my attending physician prescribe medication that will end my life in a
humane and dignified manner.
INITIAL ONE:
______ I have informed my family of my decision and taken their opinions into
consideration.
______ I have decided not to inform my family of my decision.
______ I have no family to inform of my decision.
I understand that I have the right to rescind this request at any time.
I understand the full import of this request and I expect to die when I take the
medication to be prescribed. I further understand that although most deaths occur
within three hours, my death may take longer and my physician has counseled me
about this possibility.
I make this request voluntarily and without reservation, and I accept full moral
responsibility for my actions.
Signed: _______________
Dated: _______________
DECLARATION OF WITNESSES
We declare that the person signing this request:
(a) Is personally known to us or has provided proof of identity;
(b) Signed this request in our presence;
(c) Appears to be of sound mind and not under duress, fraud or undue influence;
(d) Is not a patient for whom either of us is attending physician.
______________Witness 1/Date
______________Witness 2/Date
NOTE: One witness shall not be a relative (by blood, marriage or adoption) of the
person signing this request, shall not be entitled to any portion of the person’s estate
upon death and shall not own, operate or be employed at a health care facility where
the person is a patient or resident. If the patient is an inpatient at a health care facility,
one of the witnesses shall be an individual designated by the facility.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______
[1995 c.3 §6.01; 1999 c.423 §11]
PENALTIES
127.990: [Formerly part of 97.990; repealed by 1993 c.767 §29]
127.995 Penalties. (1) It shall be a Class A felony for a person without authorization
of the principal to willfully alter, forge, conceal or destroy an instrument, the
reinstatement or revocation of an instrument or any other evidence or document
reflecting the principal’s desires and interests, with the intent and effect of causing a
withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or of artificially administered
nutrition and hydration which hastens the death of the principal.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, it shall be a Class A
misdemeanor for a person without authorization of the principal to willfully alter, forge,
conceal or destroy an instrument, the reinstatement or revocation of an instrument, or
any other evidence or document reflecting the principal’s desires and interests with the
intent or effect of affecting a health care decision. [Formerly 127.585

Answer 2

The euthanasia shouldn't exist.

This is a crime!

Bye!