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Assisted Suicide: Still A Wonderful Life, Mark E. Chopko, Michael F. Moses Jun 1999

Assisted Suicide: Still A Wonderful Life, Mark E. Chopko, Michael F. Moses

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.


Managed Care, Assisted Suicide, And Vulnerable Populations, M. Cathleen Kaveny Jun 1999

Managed Care, Assisted Suicide, And Vulnerable Populations, M. Cathleen Kaveny

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Wesley J. Smith, Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope From Assisted Suicide To Legalized Murder, Julie A. Finegan Jan 1999

Book Review: Wesley J. Smith, Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope From Assisted Suicide To Legalized Murder, Julie A. Finegan

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Beyond Washington V. Glucksberg: Oregon's Death With Dignity Act Analyzed From Medical And Constitutional Perspectives , Steven B. Datlof Jan 1999

Beyond Washington V. Glucksberg: Oregon's Death With Dignity Act Analyzed From Medical And Constitutional Perspectives , Steven B. Datlof

Journal of Law and Health

This Article examines several aspects of the medical and legal debate on physician-assisted suicide. Part I describes the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, the only existing American law legalizing physician assisted suicide. Understanding the provisions of the DWDA provides a concrete, practical framework for discussing the medical and constitutional issues central to the PAS debate. Part II considers the wisdom of the DWDA in light of current medical knowledge and practice. The law allows a patient, with only a few months to live, a human end to intolerable suffering under controlled conditions. It is carefully crafted to ensure that patient …


Corralling Kevorkian: Regulating Physician-Assisted Suicide In America, Steve Calandrillo Jan 1999

Corralling Kevorkian: Regulating Physician-Assisted Suicide In America, Steve Calandrillo

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This article examines the evolution and history of the development of the right-to-die in America, the ethical considerations surrounding physician-assisted suicide (P.A.S.), and the dangers posed by the rise of managed care. I then explore and analyze efforts to legalize and regulate assisted suicide (Netherlands, Oregon, The Model State Act), and suggest the criteria I believe are essential to include in any P.A.S. regulatory scheme.


The Myth Of Autonomy At The End-Of-Life: Questioning The Paradigm Of Rights, Susan Adler Channick Jan 1999

The Myth Of Autonomy At The End-Of-Life: Questioning The Paradigm Of Rights, Susan Adler Channick

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Why Did Voters Reject Michigan's Physician-Assisted Suicide Initiative?, Yale Kamisar Jan 1999

Why Did Voters Reject Michigan's Physician-Assisted Suicide Initiative?, Yale Kamisar

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In November 1997, when Oregon voters reaffirmed their support for doctor-assisted suicide, some commentators called it a turning point for the "right to die" movement. But the lopsided defeat of a similar proposal in Michigan is a better barometer: in general, assisted suicide continues to fare badly in the political arena.


Why The Proposal To Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide In Michigan Failed, Yale Kamisar Jan 1999

Why The Proposal To Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide In Michigan Failed, Yale Kamisar

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Some commentators and participants in the national debate over physician-assisted suicide (PAS) made much of the fact that in 1997 Oregon voters reaffirmed their support for assisted suicide by a much larger margin than the initial 1994 vote. The state legislature had put the initiative (which had initially passed by a 5149% vote) back on the ballot for an unprecedented second vote. This time the initiative was reaffirmed overwhelmingly, 60-40%. Barbara Coombs Lee, Executive Director of Compassion in Dying (an organization that counsels people considering PAS and one of the plaintiffs in Washington v. Glucksberg, 1997), hailed the second Oregon …