"Physician-Assisted Suicide among Oregon Cancer Patients": A Fading Issue.

Discusses the article "Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) Among Oregon Cancer Patients." Aspects of the study that cast doubt on the soundness of the final conclusions; Explanation on longitudinal interest in PAS; Examination of the public perception that uncontrollable pain plays a pivotal role in a terminally ill patient's desire for PAS and is the primary justification for legalizing the prescription of lethal medications.