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SEATTLE: Second death reported under assisted suicide law
CommentsA second person has died under Washington state’s new assisted suicide law.
A nonprofit group advocating for better end-of-life care said the family of the second person using Washington’s “death with dignity” act wished to remain private, so no further details are expected to be released.
Linda Fleming, a 66-year-old woman from Sequim, was the first person to die under the new assisted suicide law. Fleming was diagnosed with terminal cancer and died in May.
Last November, Washington became the second state to have a voter-approved assisted suicide law.
State health officials report nine people have received a fatal cose of medication from a pharmacy under the law.
The Associated Press
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