Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Lethal Flaws of the Ninth and Second Circuit Decisions
Cal. L. Rev., Vol. 85, pp. 371-426, 1997
57 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2008 Last revised: 11 May 2012
Date Written: 1997
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Killing, Letting Die, Fourteenth Amendment, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Terminal Illness, Palliative Care, Netherlands, Quill, Glucksberg
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
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: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1158066
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