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| − | In '''''Washington v. Glucksberg''''', 521 U.S. 702 (1997), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held unanimously that the State of [[Washington]]'s prohibition against "causing" or "aiding" a suicide does not violate the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. | + | In '''''Washington v. Glucksberg''''', 521 U.S. 702 (1997), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held unanimously that the State of [[Washington]]'s prohibition against "causing" or "aiding" a suicide does not violate the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]<ref>[http://www.enfacto.com/case/U.S./521/702/]</ref>. |
| − | Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] wrote the opinion for the Court, and the [[liberal]] wing concurred in a separate opinion. The Court reversed the decision of an ''en banc'' sitting of the [[Ninth Circuit]]: | + | Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] wrote the opinion for the Court, and the [[liberal]] wing of Justices O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Stevens concurred in a separate opinion. The Court reversed the decision of an ''en banc'' sitting of the [[Ninth Circuit]]: |
:Throughout the Nation, Americans are engaged in an earnest and profound debate about the morality, legality, and practicality of physician-assisted suicide. Our holding permits this debate to continue, as it should in a democratic society. The decision of the en banc Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. | :Throughout the Nation, Americans are engaged in an earnest and profound debate about the morality, legality, and practicality of physician-assisted suicide. Our holding permits this debate to continue, as it should in a democratic society. The decision of the en banc Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. | ||
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Revision as of 22:51, February 3, 2009
In Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997), the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously that the State of Washington's prohibition against "causing" or "aiding" a suicide does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution[1].
Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote the opinion for the Court, and the liberal wing of Justices O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Stevens concurred in a separate opinion. The Court reversed the decision of an en banc sitting of the Ninth Circuit:
- Throughout the Nation, Americans are engaged in an earnest and profound debate about the morality, legality, and practicality of physician-assisted suicide. Our holding permits this debate to continue, as it should in a democratic society. The decision of the en banc Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.