Oregon Sets New Record for Assisted Suicide Deaths as More People Pushed to Kill Themselves

The number of lethal poison prescriptions written under the Oregon assisted suicide law increased substantially with 566 lethal poison prescriptions written in 2023 up by 29% from 433 in 2022.

The 2023 Oregon assisted suicide report indicates that there were 367 reported assisted suicide deaths up by 21% from 304 in 2022 which was up by 19% from 255 in 2021.

The 2022 Oregon assisted suicide report indicated that there were 278 reported assisted suicide deaths meaning that the Oregon...