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KLCC s Chris Lehman reports on the passing of a long-time advocate for Oregon s Death With Dignity law.
Last year, 245 people ended their lives using Oregon s Death With Dignity Act. Bruce Yelle wasn t one of them.
For years, the retired construction worker from Florence had worked to expand the law, which allows terminally ill people to request medication to end their life.
Bruce Yelle fell in love with Florence, Oregon, where he spent the last few years of his life.
Credit courtesy Kathy Yelle
When Yelle was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last summer, he asked for and received his own set of the deadly pills. But in the end, Yelle decided not to take them. His wife, Kathy Yelle, said he never explained why he made that choice.