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- These organizations include the American Medical Women's Association, http://www.amwa-doc.org/, http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectId=242FFEF5-D567-0B25-585DC5662AB71DF9; the American Medical Student Association, http://www.amsa.org/; the American College of Legal Medicine, http://www.aclm.org/resources/articles/ACLM%20Aid%20in%20Dying%20Policy.pdf; and the American Public Health Association, http://www.apha.org/.
- The full text of I-1000 is available from the Washington Secretary of State's office at: http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/Documents/I1000-Text%20for%20web.pdf. Last accessed Aug. 11, 2009.
- Baxter v. Montana, No. ADV-2007-787 (Mont. 1st Jud. Dist. December 5, 2008). Available online at: http://compassionandchoices.org/documents/Opinion_Montana.pdf).
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- The Oncology Nursing Society “Position on the Nurse's Responsibility to the Patient Requesting Assistance in Hastening Death” recognizes: “Individual nurses may encounter agonizing clinical situations”, and acknowledges: “Requests for assistance in hastening death are not uncommon for healthcare professionals treating patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.” The ONS recognizes that “Physical suffering may not always be alleviated, and only a dying individual can judge what is a tolerable or acceptable level of personal suffering.”
- The Oregon Death with Dignity Act requires the Oregon Department of Human Services to collect information about the patients that make use of the Act, and publish an annual statistical report. These reports are accessible at State of Oregon, Death with Dignity Act, at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/index.shtml.
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- See, e.g., Ganzini L, et al. Oregon physicians' attitudes about and experiences with end-of-life care since passage of the Oregon death with dignity act. JAMA. 2001; 285: 2363 and Lee MA, Tolle SW. Oregon's Assisted Suicide Vote: The Silver Lining. Ann Intern Med. 1996;124: 267.
- More Americans Discussing—and Planning—End-of-Life Treatment: Strong Public Support for Right to Die [news release]. Pew Research Center, For The People & The Press; January 5, 2006. Available online at: http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/266.pdf. Last accessed Aug. 11, 2009.
- Field M. Field Research Corp., Release #2188; March 15, 2006. Available online at: http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/RLS2188.pdf. Last accessed Aug. 11, 2009.
- Harris Interactive, 2-to-1; January 9, 2002. Available online at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=278. Last accessed Aug. 11, 2009.
- For example, Roman Catholics (64%), Protestants (65%), people who subscribe to non-Christian faith or no single religion (80%), and even born-again Christians (54%) all support aid in dying. See California Progress Report, Opponents of AB 651 Include Extremists with Agenda to Dictate Patients' Dying Choices (citing Mark DiCamillo and Mervin Field) [press release] Field Research Corp., Release #2188: (Mar. 15, 2006). Available online at: http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2006/04/opponents_of_ab.html.
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- American Public Health Association. Statement. Patients' Rights to Self-Determination at the End of Life. October 28, 2008. Policy number 20086. Available online at: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1372. Last accessed Aug. 11, 2009.
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- American Medical Women's Association. Aid in Dying. Available online at: http://www.amwa-doc.org/, http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectId=242FFEF5-D567-0B25-585DC5662AB71DF9. Last accessed Aug. 11, 2009. Similarly, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine rejects the term physician assisted suicide as “emotionally charged” and inaccurate. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Physician-Assisted Death. [Position Statement]. Available online at: http://www.aahpm.org/positions/suicide.html. Last Accessed Aug. 11, 2009.
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