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Washington Initiative 119, Physician-Assisted Death Measure (1991)
| Washington Initiative 119 | |
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| Topic Assisted death policy |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 119 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 5, 1991. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported legalizing physician-assisted death in Washington. |
A "no" vote opposed legalizing physician-assisted death in Washington. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 701,808 | 46.40% | ||
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810,623 | 53.60% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 119 was as follows:
| “ | Shall adult patients who are in a medically terminal condition be permitted to request and receive from a physician aid-in-dying? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
Sponsor Bradley K. Robinson of Seattle filed 218,327 signatures for the Initiative to the Legislature.[1]
See also
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