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Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources<\/a> | Recent News<\/a> | Other Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/a>Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity’ Law: 10 Years Later<\/a>\nThe Pew Forum invited two distinguished experts to reflect on the successes and failures of Oregon’s law, and where they would like to see the debate go from here.<\/p>\n\n Ten Years Later, Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act Continues to Spur Debate<\/a>\nOregon’s Death with Dignity Act, which legalized physician-assisted suicide, remains the only law of its kind in the United States.<\/p>\n\n Press Release: First Anniversary of the Death of Terri Schiavo<\/a>\nThis Pew Forum press release marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Terri Schiavo and discusses the continued debate over end-of-life issues.<\/p>\n\n Press Release: Supreme Court Upholds Oregon’s “Right to Die” Law<\/a>\nThis Pew Forum press release examines the Supreme Court’s decision in Gonzales v. Oregon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n Poll Report: Right to Die? Legal, Ethical and Public Policy Implications<\/a>\nA Pew Research Center poll in January 2006 found that more Americans are discussing and planning end-of-life treatment.<\/p>\n\n Legal Backgrounder: Gonzales V. Oregon<\/em><\/a>\nThis Pew Forum backgrounder traces the history of the assisted suicide debate and outlines key court cases leading up to Gonzales v. Oregon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n Event Transcript: The Right to Assisted Suicide?: Oregon Goes to the Supreme Court<\/a>\nIn May 2005, the Pew Forum, together with the Federalist Society and the Constitution Project, held an event to discuss end-of-life issues in the aftermath of Schiavo’s death.<\/p>\n\n Event Transcript: Right to Die? Legal, Ethical and Public Policy Implications<\/a>\nIn September 2005, the Pew Forum, together with the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society, held an event on Capitol Hill to discuss current law and panelists’ predictions for a ruling in the case Gonzales v. Oregon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n <\/a>Recent News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n A Decade Later, Oregon Still the Only State with Assisted Suicide<\/a>(The Associated Press, 10\/10\/07)<\/span>\nClergy to Help People Die<\/a>(The Sacramento Bee, 9\/18\/07)<\/span>\nAssisted Suicide Attacked from an Unlikely Front<\/a> (LA Times, 8\/6\/07)\nWhen to Let Go? Medicine’s Top Dilemma<\/a> (Reuters, 7\/18\/07)\nKevorkian Speaks After His Release From Prison<\/a> (NY Times, 6\/4\/07)\nAmericans Divided on Whether Doctors Should Help Patients Die<\/a> (AP, 5\/30\/07)\nDr. Jack Kevorkian to Leave Prison<\/a> (AP, 5\/26\/07)\nOregon Takes Stock of ‘Right to Die’ Law<\/a> (CS Monitor, 3\/12\/07)\nDeath Act’s Alias has State Tongue-Tied<\/a> (The Oregonian, 11\/11\/06)\nRepublican Senator Seeks to Derail Oregon Assisted Suicide Law<\/a> (AP, 8\/15\/06)\nRepublican Senator Seeks to Derail Oregon Assisted Suicide Law<\/a> (AP, 8\/15\/06)\nThe Fuzzy Gray Place in the Killing Zone<\/a> (NY Times, 8\/13\/06)\nMedical and Ethical Questions Raised on Deaths of Critically Ill Patients<\/a> (NY Times, 7\/20\/06)\nA Medical Crisis of Conscience<\/a> (Wash Post, 7\/16\/06)\nAssisted Suicide May Become Newest GOP Campaign Issue<\/a> (Religion News Service 5\/15\/06)\nFighting for the Right to Die<\/a> (Philadelphia Inquirer, 5\/1\/06)\nSupreme Court Decision in Right-to-Die Debate May Signal Time Out<\/a> (NY Times, 2\/11\/06)\nOther States See Path in Ruling on Oregon’s Assisted Suicide Law<\/a> (Religion News Service, 1\/25\/06)\nAssisted Suicide Issue Painfully Personal for Senator Who Lost Depressed Son<\/a> (Religion News Service, 1\/25\/06)\nOn Assisted Suicide, Gov. 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