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Archive Home > 2004 > May > 27 > Court slaps down bid to defeat right-to-die

Court slaps down bid to defeat right-to-die

Reactions to court's ruling mixed around the state

By Kelly Kearsley / The Bulletin
May 27, 2004

Oregonians had mixed reactions Wednesday to a federal appeals court ruling, which upholds the power of doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally-ill patients.

George Eighmey, executive director of Compassion in Dying of Oregon, called the ruling a victory for the state and....

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