Historical Marker
Wilderville Post Office
Historical marker location:
Wilderville, Oregon
( Marker is at the intersection of Old Redwood Highway and Fish Hatchery Rd on Old Redwood Highway.)
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.