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Authorities are investigating a doctor in Hawaii for murder, after police say he administered assisted suicide drugs to a woman, causing her death.<\/p>\n

Under Hawaii’s euthanasia law passed in 2018 \u2014 the Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA) \u2014 patients who have been approved for “assisted death” are required to self-administer the chemical concoction that will kill them. To “self-administer” means<\/a> the person \u201dmust perform an affirmative, conscious, voluntary act to take into the individual\u2019s body the prescription medication to end the individual\u2019s life.”<\/p>\n

In this case, the 73-year-old doctor allegedly broke the law and assisted his 88-year-old patient in taking the lethal medication on October 9, 2024. According to the police report, at one point the woman was starting to choke and motioned for the doctor to stop \u2014 but he continued, causing her death.<\/p>\n

READ: Former euthanasia advocate: Assisted suicide has become \u2018a default way to die\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

After an autopsy, the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office ruled the death a homicide. According to Island News<\/a>, the doctor is being investigated for second-degree murder, but as of yet no charges have been filed.<\/p>\n

The woman’s “choking” in response to the lethal drugs meant to kill her is not an unusual side effect. Live Action News has previously reported<\/a> that many people who die by euthanasia or assisted suicide actually end up drowning or suffocating to death.<\/p>\n

\u201c.. [W]hen a person dies by lethal injection, they basically drown,” explained<\/a> anesthesiologist Dr. Joel Zivot in 2021. “Their lungs fill with fluid, and I would describe that the experience of dying under that circumstance is more akin to death by water boarding, which we recognize as cruel. \u2026 When I look at the method of dying by medical assistance in dying, the technique is strikingly similar. The pharmacology is similar in design to the death by lethal injection in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

A report released<\/a> in February 2024 showed that 166 people had died by assisted suicide in Hawaii since its legalization in 2018. According to KTVZ<\/a>, this is the first homicide investigation related to the OCOCA.<\/p>\n

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Authorities are investigating a doctor in Hawaii for murder, after police say he administered assisted suicide drugs to a woman, causing her death. Under Hawaii’s euthanasia law passed in 2018 \u2014 the Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA) \u2014 patients who have been approved for “assisted death” are required to self-administer the chemical concoction that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":27205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHawaii doctor under investigation for murder in woman's euthanasia death<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Authorities are investigating a doctor in Hawaii for murder. 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