Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Lethal Flaws of the Ninth and Second Circuit Decisions

Martyn, Susan; Bourguignon, Henry

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Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Lethal Flaws of the Ninth and Second Circuit Decisions

University of Toledo College of Law

1997

Cal. L. Rev., Vol. 85, pp. 371-426, 1997

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The Supreme Court should reverse the Ninth and Second Circuits and recognize the compelling reasons to uphold the moral distinction between killing and letting die.

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Keywords: Killing, Letting Die, Fourteenth Amendment, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Terminal Illness, Palliative Care, Netherlands, Quill, Glucksberg

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Date posted: July 11, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Martyn, Susan R. and Bourguignon, Henry J., Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Lethal Flaws of the Ninth and Second Circuit Decisions (1997). Cal. L. Rev., Vol. 85, pp. 371-426, 1997. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1158066

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Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author) University of Toledo - College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States 419 530-4212 (Phone) 419 530-2821 (Fax)
Henry J. Bourguignon University of Toledo College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States

Abstract

Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Lethal Flaws of the Ninth and Second Circuit Decisions

Susan R. Martyn

Henry J. Bourguignon

Date posted: July 11, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

Suggested Citation

Contact Information

Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author)

Henry J. Bourguignon