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By carefully regulating assisted death through Death with Dignity Acts, everyone involved is safer and more informed:

• No question the patient is making the decision and no one else: A mentally-competent, terminally-ill person must request the prescribed medication—three times, no less—and the written request must be witnessed by two people.
• Patients become more informed about all feasible options: When doctors in Oregon, Vermont, or Washington are asked for the life-ending medication by their patients, the doctor is required to tell the patient about end-of-life care options including hospice and palliative care.
• Doctors have a clear standard of practice to follow: Death with Dignity Acts outline physicians' responsibilities which include having two doctors confirm a terminally-ill person's mental competence and that their patients will die of their illness within six months.
• Patients decide whether or when to take the medication: The entire process is patient-driven. The patient initiates the request and the terminally ill person can change his or her mind and opt out at any point.
• Annual reports of usage show these laws work the way they're intended: Read the stats for yourself with our links to Oregon's and Washington's annual reports.