Historical Marker

Alfred Block

Historical marker location:
1806 Main Street, Baker City, Oregon
( Marker is on Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Valley Avenuee, on the right when traveling north.)

Oregon was the first state in the United States to legalize physician-assisted suicide. In 1994, Oregon voters passed the Death with Dignity Act, which allows terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription for a lethal dose of medication to end their lives.
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