dr. aaron karioti is a medical ethicist. >> we know in oregon less than 6% of patients who have died by assisted suicide were ever referred for psychiatric consultation. back when they were tracking this data only 16% of patients got a palliative referral, to get a consult on end of care before getting a prescription on the deadly drug. >> all the arguments they bring up, it's a slippery slope, the person is simply depressed, this is an act of depression, coercion, the exact same arguments that were brought up 20 years ago, here we are 20 years later april it being in after it being in practice for 20 years, there hasn't been a single practice of those concerns. >> would you wish she had given you more time? >> i always feel that way, i see a photo of her, i think to myself that's my baby. man, the deal was we were supposed to be together forever. that was the deal. that's why we got married. there's all of that, frustration, anger. but my wife took control over her dying process. she harmed no one else along the way. a peaceful passing surrounded by her loved ones. we should all be so lucky. >>