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| https://wenstrup.house.gov/updates/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 | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement in response to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's signing of, The Death with Dignity Act of 2015 (Act 21-577), which would legalize physician assisted suicide in the District of Columbia: Having 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 do no harm,' it undermines a key safeguard protecting some of our nation's most vulnerable citizens: the disabled, the elderly, and those fighting depression and other mental illnesses. The D.C. government has done harm.' I firmly believe this is not the right path for Washington, D.C. or for our nation and I will continue to work to advance a healthcare system that best serves every American." Act 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 California, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Montana, and Colorado that have authorized physician-assisted suicide. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |