L’Oregon è uno degli stati più liberal (not liberal!) of the United States and the only one that has legalized assisted suicide, the Death with Dignity Act whit approved by referendum in 1994 and reconfirmed, again by referendum in 1997. assisted suicide differs from euthanasia active, where the doctor directly administers the lethal dose of medication, and passive, which consists of discontinuation of treatment. You may request only after a diagnosis of terminal illness, and with the consent of a second doctor, other than that which made the diagnosis. The doctor also must be satisfied that the patient's will is genuine, untainted and informed. So far, assisted suicide has been applied in over two hundred cases. In Ascroft 2001, the Minister of Justice has issued a decree interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which governs the administration of drugs, and has thus made this illegal practice. The decree has been challenged (brought before a judge who determined that legitimacy) and is canceled in the first instance and court of appeal. The Supreme Court has ruled on the case Jan. 17, 2006 in the sense already outlined by the state courts, with a majority of six out of nine. The Supreme Court had already dealt with similar cases: in 1990, ruling that terminally ill people may refuse to take medicines that keep them forcibly in life, and in 1997, stating that no constitutional right to hail morire, lasciando quindi agli stati la possibilità di regolare la materia, che non è tra le competenze del Congresso, con leggi statali.
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