The Associated Press
SEATTLE — A second terminally ill person has died under Washington state’s new assisted suicide law.
A nonprofit group advocating for better end-of-life care says the family of the second person using the state’s “death with dignity” act wishes to remain private — so no further details are expected to be released.
Linda Fleming, a 66-year-old woman from Sequim, was the first person to die under the new assisted suicide law. Fleming was diagnosed with terminal cancer and died in May.
Last November, Washington became the second state to have a voter-approved assisted suicide law.
State health officials report nine people have received a fatal medication from a Washington pharmacy.
