Supreme Court supports Oregon
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Last Modified: 01/17/06
Summary: Fasten your seat belts! Here we go. Round One of Bush's neocon Supreme Court vs. The United States of America. Roberts sides with dissentors Scalia and Thomas in 6-3 win for Oregon's Death with Dignity law.End of Life Choices: Under a new name and with a broader vision, the Hemlock Society discusses options for individuals and families facing end of life issues.
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http://www.endoflifechoices.org/microsite/index.htmlLink: Did Roberts misrepresent himself on isssue of Death with Dignity in his nomination hearings?
Summary: Roberts told Wyden that he would look closely at the legislative history of federal laws and would be careful not to strip states of powers they traditionally have held -- such as regulating the practice of medicine, Wyden said.
The justices, voting 6-3, today said the Justice Department can't use the U.S. Controlled Substances Act to bar physicians from prescribing lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients, as Oregon law permits. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., in his first dissent, sided with the Bush administration.
Ashcroft was determined to overturn Oregon law.
Summary: In 2001 he reversed Democrat AG Janet Reno, declaring that The Controlled Substances Act prohibited physicians from assisting patients commit suicide.
From: http://www.jeteye.com/jetpak/17793344,,,1137522455,,search,,view.htmlChief Justice Roberts sides with Scalia and Thomas in ruling on assisted suicide.
Link: A history of cases and rulings on assisted suicide.
Summary: US Supreme Court Rules on Physician Assisted Suicide Cases ... The State of Washington's US Supreme Court Brief on assisted suicide and Joint Appendix are ...
