Doctors don’t hand out the prescription to just anybody, patients have to qualify. Patients go through a series of tests that show you are mentally capable of making this decision for yourself. Once you are prescribed the medicine, you don’t have to take it. In Oregon, only thirty-five percent of patients prescribed with the drug actually took it. It’s a last resort option that brings peace of mind to the terminally ill. They know that if the pain ever becomes unbearable they have a better way out. This peace of mind offers them time to focus on everything else going on for the rest of their lives. This offers them more time to spend with their loved ones, and truly enjoy the last memories they will make, without worrying about a slow death they do not
Doctors don’t hand out the prescription to just anybody, patients have to qualify. Patients go through a series of tests that show you are mentally capable of making this decision for yourself. Once you are prescribed the medicine, you don’t have to take it. In Oregon, only thirty-five percent of patients prescribed with the drug actually took it. It’s a last resort option that brings peace of mind to the terminally ill. They know that if the pain ever becomes unbearable they have a better way out. This peace of mind offers them time to focus on everything else going on for the rest of their lives. This offers them more time to spend with their loved ones, and truly enjoy the last memories they will make, without worrying about a slow death they do not