Multiple Choice
The state of Oregon passed the Oregon Death with Dignity Act in 1997,and a failed attempt to overturn it was made by Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002.This law states that
A) mentally competent patients who have less than six months to live can request a lethal prescription from their doctor after all alternatives have been explored.
B) patients have the right to request lethal medication at any time.
C) patients' families can request lethal doses of medication for loved ones.
D) doctors have the right to decide when lethal medications are appropriate to initiate death.
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