Recent Developments Relating to Physician-Assisted Suicide
New York State Bar Association Health Law Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2003
8 Pages Posted: 14 Dec 2009
Date Written: 2003
Abstract
In 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court held in two separate cases that there is no constitutional right to receive assistance in suicide. This article discusses developments since those cases were decided, including experience under the Oregon statute and in several foreign countries.
Keywords: physician-assisted suicide
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Pratt, David A., Recent Developments Relating to Physician-Assisted Suicide (2003). New York State Bar Association Health Law Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1521570
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