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Not Dea'd Yet: Gonzalez V. Oregon, Charles Baron
Not Dea'd Yet: Gonzalez V. Oregon, Charles Baron
Charles H. Baron
On January 17, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act beat back yet another attempt on its life. In Gonzales v. Oregon, the U.S. Supreme Court (by a six-to-three vote) affirmed decisions of two lower federal courts and made permanent a 2001 injunction against federal prosecution of physicians who prescribe narcotics under the terms of the act. Media coverage of the decision both exaggerated and underplayed the decision’s significance.
Not Dea'd Yet: Gonzalez V. Oregon, Charles Baron
Not Dea'd Yet: Gonzalez V. Oregon, Charles Baron
Charles H. Baron
On January 17, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act beat back yet another attempt on its life. In Gonzales v. Oregon, the U.S. Supreme Court (by a six-to-three vote) affirmed decisions of two lower federal courts and made permanent a 2001 injunction against federal prosecution of physicians who prescribe narcotics under the terms of the act. Media coverage of the decision both exaggerated and underplayed the decision’s significance.