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DOH: Number of Hawaii patients using aid-in-dying prescriptions up by over 50%
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The number of Hawaii patients using aid-in-dying prescriptions is up by over 50%, according to the state Health Department.
A new DOH report shows 91 patients used the medications last year.
Sixty used them in 2022.
DOH attributes the rise to a law passed last year that increased accessibility, including more provider options and wait times cut from 20 to five days to request medications.
Data also revealed that most participants were diagnosed with terminal cancer, and nearly 80% of end-of-life patients were enrolled in hospice.
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