How to Die in Oregon is a 2011 American documentary film produced and directed by Peter Richardson. It is set in the U.S. state of Oregon and covers the states Death with Dignity Act that allows terminally ill patients to selfadminister medication prescribed by their physician to end their own life a form of Aid in Dying.
The film was released in January 2011 at the 27th Sundance Film Festival and began airing on HBO later in the year. Peter Richardson, a native Oregonian, got the idea to produce the film as the states law was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in the 2006 case Gonzales v. Oregon.How to Die in Oregon was well received by critics, currently holding a 100 fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based onreviews. ........
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