FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	AG

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1998                                                                                                                                       (202) 514-2008

                                                                                                                                                                                   TDD (202) 514-1888




JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LETTER TO U.S. SENATOR RON WYDEN


ON OREGON'S DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT








	WASHINGTON, DC -- The Justice Department has completed its
review of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.  Attached is a letter 
from Acting Assistant Attorney General L. Anthony Sutin to U.S.
Senator Ron Wyden discussing the Department's conclusions.




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