简介：影片讲述了美国首个安乐死合法化的州——俄勒冈州的居民的故事。　　In1994Oregonbecamethefirststatetolegalizephysician-assistedsuicide.Atthetime,onlyBelgium,Switzerland,andtheNetherlandshadlegalizedthepractice.'HowtoDieinOregon'tellthestoriesofthosemostintimatelyinvolvedwiththepracticetoday--terminallyillOregonians,theirfamilies,doctors,andfriends--aswellasthepassageofanassistedsuicidelawinWashingtonState.　　Asmedicaltechnologyhasextendedthehumanlifespanfarbeyondwhatmanybelievedpossibleonlydecadesago,agrowingnumberofpeoplefacethedilemmaofhavingtheirlivesartificiallyprolongedbeyondapointtheyregardasnecessaryordesirable.In1994,thestateofOregonaddressedthisissuebyenactingthe"DeathWithDignityAct,"whichallowsterminallyillpatientstherighttooptforphysician-assistedsuicide.FilmmakerPeterD.RichardsonlooksintothephilosophicalandpracticalimplicationsofthislawinthedocumentaryHowToDieInOregon.Richardsonfeaturesinterviewswithjournalists,lawyersandphysiciansastheytalkabouttheeffortstolegalizephysician-assistedsuicide,aswellaspatientsandtheirfamiliesastheystrugglewiththedecisionofjustwhenisthetimetosaythey'velivedlongenough,withaspecialfocusplacedonCodyCurtis,awomaninhermid-50sfightinganuphillbattlewithlivercancer.HowToDieInOregonreceiveditsworldpremiereatthe2011SouthbySouthwestFilmFestival.　　In1994,Oregonbecamethefirststatetolegalizephysician-assistedsuicide.Asaresult,anyindividualwhomtwophysiciansdiagnoseashavinglessthansixmonthstolivecanlawfullyrequestafataldoseofbarbituratetoendhisorherlife.Since1994,morethan500Oregonianshavetakentheirmortalityintotheirownhands.　　Inthisacclaimeddocumentary,filmmakerPeterRichardsongentlyentersthelivesoftheterminallyillastheyconsiderwhether-andwhen-toendtheirlivesbylethaloverdose.Attheheartofthefilmarethepatientsthemselves,theirfamiliesandfriends,astheygrapplewiththelegaloptiontheyareallowedinOregon.Throughtheirstories,Richardsonexaminesbothsidesofthiscomplex,emotionallychargedissue.Whatemergesisalife-affirming,staggeringlypowerfulportraitofwhatitmeanstodiewithdignity.…