Analysis: Washington’s suicide report mirrors Oregon’s

Washington mirrored Oregon in the low number of people who were referred for psychiatric evaluation. “So, Washington looks like Oregon, redux,” bioethics commentator Wesley Smith wrote on his weblog March 6. “And that’s too bad. Terminally ill patients deserve better than to have their worst fears verified by doctors issuing lethal prescriptions instead of vowing to stay with the patient to the end caring for their pain, validating their dignity and supporting the importance of their lives. ERLC