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Or. Rev. Stat. § 127.805 (2026)

§2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication

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      127.805 §2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication. (1) An adult who is capable and has been determined by the attending physician and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal disease, and who has voluntarily expressed his or her wish to die, may make a written request for medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner in accordance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897.

      (2) No person shall qualify under the provisions of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 solely because of age or disability. [1995 c.3 §2.01; 1999 c.423 §2; 2023 c.241 §2]

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Cited in 3 cases, 2010–2016 · leading case: Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR & Indus., 230 P.3d 518 (Or. 2010).
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Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR & Indus., 230 P.3d 518 (Or. 2010). “ORS 127.805(1) authorizes a terminally ill patient to "make a written request for medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner in accordance with [the Act].”
Morris v. Brandenburg, 2016-NMSC-027, 376 P.3d 836. “” See Or. Rev. Stat. § 127.805 (1). “Terminal disease” is defined as an incurable and irreversible disease that “will, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within six months.”
Morris v. Brandenburg, 2016-NMSC-027, 376 P.3d 836. “” See Or. Rev. Stat. § 127.805 (1). “Terminal disease” is defined as an incurable and irreversible disease that “will, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within six months.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 127.805(1): 1 case
Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR & Indus., 230 P.3d 518 (Or. 2010). “ORS 127.805(1) authorizes a terminally ill patient to "make a written request for medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner in accordance with [the Act].”
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