{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://wenstrup.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399507", "Wenstrup Releases Statement on D.C. Authorization of Physician-Assisted Suicide", "2016-12-21", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Brad Wenstrup", "W000815", "wenstrup.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement in response to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s signing of, \u201cThe Death with Dignity Act of 2015\u201d (Act 21-577), which would legalize physician assisted suicide in the District of Columbia:\n\n\n\n\u201cHaving been a doctor for over twenty-five years, I believe physician-assisted suicide constitutes a serious threat to the underpinnings of our healthcare system. When doctors are authorized to violate the Hippocratic Oath of \u2018do no harm,\u2019 it undermines a key safeguard protecting some of our nation\u2019s most vulnerable citizens: the disabled, the elderly, and those fighting depression and other mental illnesses. The D.C. government has \u2018done harm.\u2019 I firmly believe this is not the right path for Washington, D.C. \u2013 or for our nation \u2013 and I will continue to work to advance a healthcare system that best serves every American.\"\n\n\n\nAct 21-577 allows an adult who has been diagnosed as terminally ill with less than six months to live to receive a prescription for medication to end his or her life. The full text of the legislation can be found here. Washington, D.C. has now joined six states \u2013 California, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Montana, and Colorado \u2013 that have authorized physician-assisted suicide.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://wenstrup.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399507"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4508308377116919, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}