Lethal aid--physician or lawyer-assisted suicide?

¹William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii Elder Law Program, Honolulu 96822, USA.

|December 1, 1996

Abstract:

This article will provide information about the current legal status of the right of a person to request physician-assisted suicide. It will provide a background on two appellate court cases which dealt with this issue and the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's intervention.

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Compassion in Dying v. State of Washington Death and Euthanasia Legal Approach Quill v. Vacco

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