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A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law, Wendy C. Gerzog
A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law, Wendy C. Gerzog
Akron Law Review
WITH THE DECISION by all of the respondents in In re Quinlan not to appeal their case to the United States Supreme Court, the people in this country will have to wait for a definitive statement of law on a person's right to die and on a guardian's standing to assert that right for his ward. Because of the dearth of precedent in this area, each state court that is faced with the prospect of reviewing a case like Quinlan will have to grapple with its own constitutional and statutory schemes in order to make a determination of these difficult …
A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law, Wendy C. Gerzog
A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law, Wendy C. Gerzog
Akron Law Review
WITH THE DECISION by all of the respondents in In re Quinlan1 not to appeal their case to the United States Supreme Court,2 the people in this country will have to wait for a definitive statement of law on a person's right to die and on a guardian's standing to assert that right for his ward. Because of the dearth of precedent in this area, each state court that is faced with the prospect of reviewing a case like Quinlan will have to grapple with its own constitutional and statutory schemes in order to make a determination of these difficult …