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State Ex Rel. Swann V. Pack: Self-Endangerment And The First Amendment, Sarah N. Welling
State Ex Rel. Swann V. Pack: Self-Endangerment And The First Amendment, Sarah N. Welling
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For many years there has been some controversy over whether an individual has the right to endanger himself if his conduct threatens no direct harm to others. This issue has come up in a number of contexts including committing suicide, wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, engaging in endurance contests, and refusing a medically indicated blood transfusion. Recently it was raised again when the Holiness Church of God in Jesus Name in the mountains of Tennessee went to court over the right of its members to drink poison. On September 8, 1975, the Supreme Court of Tennessee handed down …