Does hospice carry out physician-assisted deaths since they are legal in Oregon?
The decision to pursue a physician-assisted death is a private issue between a person and his or her physician. Benton Hospice Service will neither seek to hasten or postpone death, nor will we withdraw support for any of our patients or their families. We acknowledge that there may be hospice patients who choose to avail themselves of their legal right in Oregon to pursue physician-assisted death. We support a person’s right to choose but do not actively participate in a physician-assisted death.
