5 Death with dignity turns 20.

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On the 20th anniversary of Oregon's Death with Dignity law, the nation's first, 1,173 residents have qualified for lethal prescriptions, and 752 patients have used them, according to The Oregonian. Most who chose to die were white, well-educated, over 65 years old and had health insurance. A majority suffered terminal cancer and died at home under hospice care...