I propose we cut (2) and change (1) to:127.805 s.2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication.(1) An adult who is capable, is a resident of Oregon, 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 s.2.01; 1999 c.423 s.2]
127.805 s.2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication.
(1) An adult who is capable, is a resident of Oregon, and is 75 years of age or older, 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.
How much more humane and respectful of the individual this would be!
Also see Robin Williams' Existential Crisis.
