SB 1003 Removes safeguards from Assisted Suicide
The Act makes changes to the Oregon Death With Dignity Act. It changes “attending physician” to “prescribing provider” to eliminate the physician-patient relationship. It also reduces the protection of the waiting period from 15 days to 2 days. It seems like these changes are to accommodate out-of-state people coming here to die. It authorizes hospice programs to end the life…