Women and men who ended their life via Oregon’s Death-with-Dignity-Act and why: a sex by age analysis of 25 years of physician-assisted suicide patterns and motives

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze patterns and motives associated with physician-assisted suicide under Oregon’s Death-with-Dignity-Act based on sex and age over 25 years.
• Analyzed data on physician-assisted suicide under the Death-with-Dignity-Act in Oregon.
• Examined sex and age patterns among individuals who utilized the Act.
• Identified trends in reported motives for requesting assistance in dying.
• Noted an increase in burden-motives reported by physicians, particularly for men and older adults.
• Identified significant data gaps regarding the motives from individuals requesting physician-assisted suicide.

Abstract