Historical Marker

Fire Station No. 2

Historical marker location:
2968 Marine Drive, Astoria, Oregon
( Marker is at the intersection of Marine Drive (U.S. 30) and 30th Street, on the right when traveling west on Marine Drive.)

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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