Past Contest Entries

A Fact of Life: Retired physician, Death With Dignity advocate ponders his own death

Dr. Peter Rasmussen for 30 years dedicated his career to dying patients, as a physician, advocate and community volunteer. He is most recognized for his fight for Oregon’s Death With Dignity (physician aid-in-dying) law, eventually ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court as the only physician willing to fight for end-of-life patients’ final choice. Today, he is pondering is own death after being diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, a brain tumor.

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2014

Category:

  • Consumer/Feature (small)

Affiliation:

Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.)

Reporter:

Saerom Yoo, Reporter

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