“„OLYMPIA, Wash. – A 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to die under Washington state’s new , an advocacy group said Friday. Linda Fleming, of Sequim, died Thursday night after taking drugs prescribed under the “Death with Dignity” law that took effect in March, said of Washington.
“„The organization said Fleming was diagnosed last month with advanced . She would have had to have been diagnosed by two doctors as terminal in order to qualify for .