Liberty, Equality, Death

Two influential federal courts of appeals rendered decisions this spring that state statutes prohibiting assisted suicide could not be applied against physicians who provice the means by which terminally ill patients can end their lives.

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Published in:The Hastings Center report 1996-05, Vol.26 (3), p.23-24
Main Author: Capron, Alexander Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion, Legal
Advance Directives - legislation & jurisprudence
Assisted suicide
Bioethics
Ethical aspects
Euthanasia
Euthanasia, Active
Federal court decisions
Female
Government Regulation
Humans
Law
Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence
Pregnancy
Right to Die - legislation & jurisprudence
Stress, Psychological
Suicide, Assisted - legislation & jurisprudence
Suicides & suicide attempts
Terminal illnesses
United States
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Summary:Two influential federal courts of appeals rendered decisions this spring that state statutes prohibiting assisted suicide could not be applied against physicians who provice the means by which terminally ill patients can end their lives.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
DOI:10.2307/3527928