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Until after a Supreme Court ruling in 2006 threw out a Justice Department effort to block Oregonâs law, no other state permitted assisted suicide. Washington adopted its measure in 2008. Several northern European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, also allow assisted suicide.
Suicide rates in US states in 2005 Number Rate 1. Montanna 200 22.0 2. Nevada 480 19.9 3. Alaska 131 19.7 - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DATA IS FROM 2005 AND CAN VARY FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.