Category: Euthanasia Policy at the Crossroads

In October 1996, the Supreme Court announced that it will review decisions by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits that have held that a state’s blanket prohibition of assisted suicide for terminally ill patients is inconsistent with the Constitution. (The Second Circuit ruled on a New York statute; the Ninth …

In an opinion poll, carried out in 1993 in The Netherlands, one of the questions asked was: “Do you think that someone always has the right to have his life terminated when he is in an unacceptable position without any prospect?” The outcome was clear: 78% said “yes,” 10% said “no,” and 12% had no …