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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 (N.M. 2016). “” 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 27 (N.M. 2016). “” 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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