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 Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Assisted Suicide LawPosted on Jan 17, 2006
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law Tuesday, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die. Justices, on a 6-3 vote, said that federal authority to regulate doctors does not override the 1997 Oregon law used to end the lives of more than 200 seriously ill people. New Chief Justice John Roberts backed the Bush administration, dissenting for the first time. | story Advertisement Previous item: James Frey Gets Spanked by Two NYT Columnists Next item: Holland To Vote on Burqa Ban New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. |
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By Hannah, October 21, 2008 at 6:57 am Link to this comment
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I think that Bush is ridiculous, if you want to die, shouldn’t that be allowed?
Report thisWouldn’t it make things sooo much easier to have someone help you die whether than the police finding a dead body in your house and wondering if you killed yourself or if you were murdered?
Shouldn’t you have the freedom to decide whether or not you keep breathing? There is a specific part in your brain that keeps each human from killing themself. No matter how much a person can long for death, generally they will chicken out unless they had help.