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Oregon Considers Expanding Physician-Assisted Suicide Law

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In New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy says he will sign a bill approved by state lawmakers that would allow people to seek medical aid in dying. That would make New Jersey the sixth state with a physician-assisted suicide law. And now, lawmakers in the state that pioneered the concept, Oregon, are considering whether to expand the law. Chris Lehman (@CapitolCurrents) of member station KLCC reports.

This segment aired on March 28, 2019.

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