Number of people ending their lives under Death With Dignity Act declines
The number of people who ended their lives using Oregon’s first in the nation Death With Dignity Act declined slightly in 2024, according to a new report by the Oregon Health Authority.
An OHA official attributed the drop-off from 386 to 376 deaths to a 2023 statutory change that allowed people from other states to seek end-of-life prescriptions for the first time.
“What we’re seeing is, perhaps, a cooling of the heightened interest and participation…
