This Washington state initiative would permit terminally ill, competent, adult state residents, who are medically predicted to have six months or less to live, to request and self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a physician.
Votes
% of votes
91% of precincts reporting
Yes
1,528,694
58%
No
1,108,134
42%
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