Study of those who don't use assisted suicide law

A new study by two Oregon doctors concludes that the vast majority of dying Oregonians are either not interested in or medically ineligible to participate in Oregon's doctor-assisted suicide option. From 1998 through 2007, about 296,000 Oregonians died of all causes. About 99,000 died of the same diseases as afflicted the 341 people who ended their lives with a legally prescribed overdose. "This is a very small number at the end of life," said Dr. Katrina Hedberg, lead author and interim state epidemiologist. "It's not surprising. It takes a pretty assertive individual." Seattle Post-Intelligencer