Court of Appeals rejects assisted suicide
The New York State Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that citizens have no right to assisted suicide. The plaintiffs sought a declaration confirming the constitutional right of a mentally competent, terminally ill person to get a prescription for a lethal dose of drugs from a physician without legal consequences for the doctor. In February […]
Physician-assisted suicide symposium planned
The St. Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild is a co-sponsor of a symposium on physician-assisted suicide set for 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Basil Auditorium at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford. The program will address the possible removal of current legal restrictions on physician-assisted suicide as proposed in a recent court case and […]
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