On October 28, 2021, Compassion & Choices filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the residency requirement of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. The suit contends that the residency requirement violates the U.S. constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment.
The suit was filed on behalf of Dr. Nicholas Gideonse, an Oregon physician who regularly attends to patients from neighboring Vancouver, WA. If successful, eligible out-of-state people would be able to access medical aid in dying in Oregon. May it happen!
Read or listen to an interview with Dr. Gideonse at Oregon Public Broadcasting …