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Physician Assisted Suicide or PAS for the terminally ill is legal in Oregon under the Oregon Death with Dignity Act since 1997.

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Where in the US is passive assisted suicide legal?

Assisted suicide is legal in Oregon, Washington, and Montana.


How did euthanasia become legal?

In the U.S... * Oregon * ** Assisted suicide became legal in November 1997 when the state legislature passed the Death With Dignity Act * Washington * ** Assisted suicide became legal when voters approved Initiative I-1000 in 2008. * Montana * ** A court decision by Judge Dorothy McCarther legalized doctor-assisted suicide in December of 2008 In the Netherlands In Belgium


What is the only state in the U.S. that assistant suicide isn't illegal?

In Oregon, doctor assisted suicide was made legal for the terminally ill in 1997.


In which states is physician assisted suicide legal?

Oregon legaized it through state legislature in the late 1990s, Washington legalized it in 2008 through Initiative-1000, and Montana legalized it Dec 2008/Jan 2009 through a court decision by Judge Dorothy McCarter


What year was assisted suicide legalized?

No, it was never legal.


What does the Constitution say about assisted suicide?

There is nothing in the United States Constitution about assisted suicide. It is up to the states to make assisted suicide legal or illegal. This is shown by 3 states legalizing assisted suicide while the others hold on to laws making it illegal


Where does assisted suicide take place?

Currently the only states in the United States of America where doctor assisted suicide is legal is in Washington, Oregon and Montana however all states have the power to allow and regulate assisted suicide.


What state was the first state to legalize physician assisted suicide?

The technical answer is Oregon.Another View: The questioner may have inadvertently used the wrong wording for their question.While "Euthanasia" is against the law in all US states, three states do legally permit PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE. Assisted suicide is legal in the states of Oregon, Washington, and Montana, and I believe is under review in at least one other state at the time of this post (Jan '10).


Can somone help kill me?

Killing is murder, which is against the law. So, no.However, assisted suicide has been legalized at state level in the U. S. in Oregon, Washington State, Vermont, Montana and New Mexico. Assisted suicide is legal in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Switzerland. You need to check the laws and requirements in your jurisdiction.


What qualifies you to be suicide-assisted candidate?

can a out of state person with a terminal illness seek assistance in suicide legal state?


What qualifies you to be suicide assisted candidate?

can a out of state person with a terminal illness seek assistance in suicide legal state?


How many years in jail might you receive for an assisted suicide?

You should receive 4 years for assisted that's what I would say. In the UK assisted suicide is against the law, but in recent years nobody has been prosecuted for it, even in high-profile instances. In Switzerland, assisted suicide is legal.