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As of 2011, two States, Oregon and Washington, have enacted "Death with Dignity Acts." Pursuant to this legislation, a "qualified patient," suffering from a "terminal disease," can request a physician to write a "prescription for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner," in what is now known as "physician-assisted death." A combined 644 patients have died following ingesting such lethal doses of medication. As to each State, this book presents a detailed analysis of what constitutes a qualified patient, and the exact procedures that must be followed to satisfy the...