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| 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 | 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 |