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Winter shelter user dies after collapsing outside Multnomah County building
The person, whose gender and age aren’t disclosed by the county, was pronounced dead at a local hospital Saturday.
Bill proposes cutting coroner, death investigation training for small Washington counties
Eastern Washington lawmakers hope to roll back parts of a 2021 bill that placed stricter training and credentialing requirements on death investigations.
Spike in homeless deaths alarms Coos County officials
Homeless service providers and law enforcement have noticed an alarming increase in the number of homeless people who have died in Coos County so far this year. Eight individuals have died since the beginning of 2021 – more than is typical for an entire year.
Oregon could become 2nd state to permit human composting
A bill before the Oregon Legislature would make it the second state to allow human composting as an alternative to traditional burial or cremation.
Strengthening the business case for a better way to die
Portland’s Hopewell House aims to reopen and change the end-of-life model, taking lessons from a Medford hospice that strengthened its own bottom line.
113 people in Multnomah County died while homeless in 2019
At least 113 people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County died last year — the highest annual death tally since county officials started tracking in 2012.
Oregon's 'Death With Dignity' Program Is Alive And Well
The number of prescriptions written for people wanting help to die has increased every year since Oregon started its program 18 years ago.
Nurse Practioners Are Increasingly Helping Patients Fill Out End-Of-Life Forms
A study of end-of-life medical directives shows nurse practitioners, rather than doctors, are helping people make plans for dying.
Parenting & The Law | Talking About Dying | Environmental Update
We talk to a law professor about her idea to create new legal requirements for parents. We hear about a series of conversations put on by Oregon Humanities around death and dying. Then we get an EarthFix update about coal and oil-by-rail.
ALS Patients Struggle With Death With Dignity Requirements
ALS patients face some specific challenges when it comes to using Oregon and Washington's Death with Dignity laws, which require patients to self-administer the medication that will end their lives.