Oregon

In the states that it has been legalized (Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Montana, and New Mexico), the procedure has been practiced safely and only a small percentage of people make the decision to follow through with it. Since the law was passed in Oregon in 1997, 1,327 have had lethal prescriptions but 859 have used them, (Oregon Health Authority, 2014). This number of people who have used assisted-suicide is not a significant amount…

Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, illustrated many of the society's problems in the 1960s after being published in 1962. Kesey's novel went into detail about the mental institutions and how the patients were treated in an insane asylum in Oregon. Events that happened to Kesey throughout his childhood and adult life reflect within the novel and help give the reader insight into what life was really like in the 1960s. His personal experiences through his jobs reveal some of the dark…

states fully recognize this in a positive way and have laws now in place to allow physicians to help their patients end their life when they are facing a terminal illness. The first and groundbreaking state that introduced such a law is Oregon. The law is called, "Oregon 's Death with Dignity Law." It allows physicians to write prescriptions for patients for lethal medications which can only be taken orally by the patient who wishes to end his/her life. Brittany Maynard was…

Oregon is having trouble with armed anti-government ranchers and protesters wanting control over federal land. The ranchers and protesters took it upon themselves to hold up Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and said “words would not fix this, only actions…

The Right to Die Brad C. Melton Southwestern Community College When Governor Jerry Brown of the State of California recently signed the state’s “right to die” bill, officially known as ABX2-15 or the “End of Life Option Act”, it again brought to the forefront this morally and ethically controversial option for terminally ill patients that is currently allowed in only five states, but is being considered in at least two dozen other states and the District of Columbia (Monir, 2015). There are…

Physician assisted suicide has created an opportunity for terminally ill patients unlike any other. Physicians have the ability to make dying a peaceful process for patients. In 1997 each state was granted, by the Supreme Court, the right to choose whether or not to legalize physician assisted suicide (Schencker). Even after multiple years only a small number of states have legalized physician assisted suicide. “My hope for every patient I encounter: they will be able to die with dignity, with…

This is my junior year at Southridge High School, and I am very pensive when I ponder the matter of selecting the most appropriate college. My predetermined purpose is to find an affordable four-year college that will prepare me for medical school. Because of that, I narrowed my choices to Harvard University and Portland State University. After considering both colleges, I decided that Portland State was the most appropriate college based on my predetermined purpose. The most important factor…

In a world where terminal illness is more of a reality than being able to afford a decent-sized house in a “good” neighborhood, it can bring peace to a patient when they have the option to determine how they go out. “Nearly half of all Americans die in a hospital” according to Centers for Disease Control (2005) [PDF]. Most patients in these situations are in excruciating pain for the duration of their treatments only to face death in a hospital bed used by many, rather than in the comfort of…

In places such as Oregon, Montana, Washington and South Africa where assisted suicide is legal, it is only provided to mentally competent adults who are fully of aware of the decision that they are making, as well as having to go through an extremely lengthy process to be…

it can be risky for certain people. Another point she brings up is about not having barriers on birth controls. In Oregon and California, they recently passed a law that allowed pharmacists to prescribe different types of birth controls for women without seeing a doctor. Pharmacists can prescribe birth control to women and teens only if they completed the training courses. In Oregon, the pharmacists have to work with…