people with alzhiemer's may feel hopeless, and yet, you know, right now the oregon law disallows them. don't they have rights? >> let me put that to jessica. are there licit and illicit reasons that a person could have for wanting to die. are there people who present themselves if a state passes a death with dignity law, where someone would look at their reasons and say "no, let's treat you for depression, if you are hopeless, let's talk about that before giving you the means to end your life." >> a couple of things, from the american alliance of cancer pain initiatives, 5-10% of dying patients do not achieve substantial pain relief. 7.5 million people are not receiving that right now. i - with physicians, and when you are washing patients, when you decide hospice, and you allow them to stop treatment or a vent lator call, you are aware and judging from mental competency. doctors are checking that. i think all the evidence we have seen in oregon and washington and montana is that there are mechanisms for doctors to check that. people are not running to use the medication. they are not