Washington: 51 People Die From Assisted Suicide in 2nd Year

A new report from Washington state officials shows 87 people received lethal doses of medications under the second-in-the-nation law that legalized the practice of assisted suicide. The Department of Health report reveals 71 individuals died — with 51 people reportedly having after ingesting the lethal dose and 15 dying from other causes. The Department of Health does not know if the remaining 6 people died of assisted suicide or from another cause. The Department of Health also does not know the status for the 16 remaining people who requested lethal medications — whether they are dead or alive or if they died from natural causes or from assisted suicide. LifeNews