Fed Lawsuit Settlement Nixes OR Residency for Aid in Dying Law / Public News Service

Oregon's residency requirement to access the state's medical aid-in-dying law is no more, after a settlement in federal court. The Oregon Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill adults of sound mind with six months or less to live to access end-of-life treatment. The law had mandated state residency since it passed by ballot referendum in 1994. ...

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