Washington state mulls assisted suicide measure
Supporters need to collect about 225,000 valid voter signatures by July 3 to get the “Washington Death with Dignity Initiative” on the November ballot. The campaign has raised more than $1 million, more than enough for a successful signature drive, setting up a fiercely fought and emotional campaign.
Outside Oregon, advocates of the idea haven’t fared well. California, Michigan and Maine voters rejected the idea, and bills have failed in statehouses around the country. In Washington, voters rejected physician-assisted suicide in 1991.