Physician assisted Suicide.
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- After reviewing your latest CT scan, I can confirm that you have lung cancer. We will need to take a lung biopsy to determine the stage and treatment options.
- Will she be in pain?
- The biopsy showed stage 4 lung cancer. The prognosis and treatment options are very slim. The best we can do is keep you comfortable
- Mrs. Lane was given a prognosis of 6 months. The treatments offered were not helping. As time went on, her symptoms began to surface, and the pain increased. Her husband watched her suffer each day
- 2.) We can talk about Medical Aid in Dying. You qualify for Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. Would you like to discuss this?
- 3.) Yes!
- 1.) She is always in pain. What can we do?
- 1.) Oregon's Death with Dignity Act is for pts who are terminally ill, have a 6 month prognosis, and are Oregon Residents
- 2. I will prescribe a lethal dose of medication, which you can take on your own time. However, you will need two testimonies stating you want to go through with this. They have to be 15 days apart. Today would be your first testimony. I can write the prescription 24 hours after your second testimony. Does this make sense, and would you want to continue forward?
- 3. Yes!
- Mrs. Lane continued with the Death with Dignity option. She passed away after self-administering the medication. Mr. Lane stayed by her wife until she finally passed peacefully.
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