Historical Marker

Rising above the Rogue

Historical marker location:
8898 Rogue River Highway, Rogue River, Oregon
( Marker is on Rogue River Highway (Oregon Route 99) near North Star Lane, on the right when traveling west.)

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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