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.
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