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Item The Changing Legal Climate for Physician Aid in Dying(2014) Orentlicher, David; Mason, Thaddeus; Rich, Ben A.; Robert H. McKinley School of LawWhile once widely rejected as a health care option, physician aid in dying is receiving increased recognition as a response to the suffering of patients at the end of life. With aid in dying, a physician writes a prescription for a life-ending medication for an eligible patient. Following the recommendation of the American Public Health Association, the term aid in dying rather than "assisted suicide" is used to describe the practice. In this Viewpoint, the authors describe the changing legal climate for physician aid in dying occurring in several states.Item Gonzalez, attorney general, et al. v. Oregon et al.(2005-10) United States. Supreme CourtSupreme Court case that upheld the "Oregon Death With Dignity Act", allowing physicians the right to use controlled substances for the purposes of assisted suicide.Item The Oregon death with dignity act(1994) Oregon Revised StatutesOregon state law, passed by voter initiative in 1994, which allows physician-assisted suicide.Item Physician-assisted suicide: a review of the literature concerning practical and clinical implications for UK doctors(BioMed Central, 2006-06-22) Hicks, MadelynDiscusses the issues that may arise, if physician-assisted suicide is legalized in the United Kingdom.