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Initiative 119 - Washington Death With Dignity Act In November 1991, the voters in the State of Washington defeated Initiative 119, the "Death with Dignity Act". The initiative would have amended the state's Natural Death Act and would have done the following:
2) Expanded the definition of terminal condition to include a patient who has an incurable or an irreversible condition which would result in death within six months, or a condition in which the patient has been determined as having no reasonable probability of recovery from an irreversible coma or persistent vegetative state. 3) Added cardiac resuscitation, respiratory support, and artificially administered nutrition and hydration to the list of life-sustaining procedures that could be withheld or withdrawn by implementing a patient's advance directive. 4) Provided that no physician or health care facility was required to provide aid-in-dying, but if the request were refused, the physician or health care facility would be required to make a good faith effort to transfer the patient to another physician who would comply with the patient's wishes or to another facility. Posted on June 26, 2004. |