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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1997

Page

4

Supreme Court weighs doctor assisted death in lethal injection case

Justices consider whether patients have a constitutional right to be killed by lethal injection upon request. The debate centers on whether medical aid in dying should be allowed as a patient’s selected end of life option and how it fits with existing rights.

U.S. Supreme Court Washington Whaddaya Ruth Bader Ginsburg Anthony Kennedy David Souter Sandra Day O'Connor Clarence Mas Antonin Scalia Rehnquist Emma Oesing Eee Holland Holondeee Pation Sxlcidegupemane' Corp America Jack Kevorkian Compassion Reagan White House Adam Smith

Debate over right to die tests constitutional ground rules

Our Opinion discusses whether the Constitution mandates a right to die for the terminally ill and how courts differ whether liberty or equal protection supports it. It weighs Judge Reinhardt's view against Noonan's caution that no constitutional right to aid self murder exists and urges legislative resolution.

Court will do the right thing editorial on assisted death

A syndicated columnist argues the Supreme Court will not recognize a constitutional right to doctor assisted death. It cites Romer v Evans, notes elite opposition, and endorses living wills and pain control over euthanasia, warning against coerced or mock compassion.

Supreme Court Migan Romer

Morality in the Professional World and Ethics Debate

The piece argues for a minimal state and outlines how professional ethics falter when systems normalize vice. It critiques corrupt professions, cites Nazi doctors and legalities, and urges ethical education and life enhancing morality to motivate professionals and politicians alike.

New York Random House Smith

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