Montana to allow euthanasia

Grandtheftcow · Jan 2, 2010

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Montana paves way for assisted suicide

The Supreme Court in Montana has ruled that nothing in the state's law prevents patients from seeking medical assistance to commit suicide.

The ruling paves the way for Montana to become the third US state alongside Washington and Oregon to allow patients to seek the procedure.

The decision comes a year after a lower court ruled it constitutional.

Doctors will now be able to prescribe the necessary drugs to the terminally ill without fear of prosecution.

The state's Supreme Court said there was nothing in its precedent showing that doctor-assisted suicide was against public policy.

However, it did not go as far the district court, which ruled last year that the right of terminally-ill patients to ask their doctors to help them die was protected by the state's constitution.

District Judge Dorothy McCarter ruled in December 2008 that Montana's rights to privacy and dignity also covered a mentally competent, terminally-ill patient's right to die.
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Why is this an issue anyway?

enlisted person · Jan 2, 2010

I am afraid there has already been a thread started on this subject. Please see this thread
http://www.wordforge.net/showthread.php?t=76943

Grandtheftcow · Jan 2, 2010

Well yesterday was a very long time ago.

Nocturne of Vladimir Jazz · Jan 2, 2010

As long as it has to come from the individual being euthanized, alright.

Muad Dib · Jan 2, 2010

Muad Dib · Jan 2, 2010

Grandtheftcow said: ↑

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Montana paves way for assisted suicide

The Supreme Court in Montana has ruled that nothing in the state's law prevents patients from seeking medical assistance to commit suicide.

The ruling paves the way for Montana to become the third US state alongside Washington and Oregon to allow patients to seek the procedure.

The decision comes a year after a lower court ruled it constitutional.

Doctors will now be able to prescribe the necessary drugs to the terminally ill without fear of prosecution.

The state's Supreme Court said there was nothing in its precedent showing that doctor-assisted suicide was against public policy.

However, it did not go as far the district court, which ruled last year that the right of terminally-ill patients to ask their doctors to help them die was protected by the state's constitution.

District Judge Dorothy McCarter ruled in December 2008 that Montana's rights to privacy and dignity also covered a mentally competent, terminally-ill patient's right to die.
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Why is this an issue anyway?
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Caboose agrees: You should post MOOre!
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Caboose is right, though: you should post MOOre.

Dr. Krieg · Jan 2, 2010

Sokar · Jan 2, 2010

Caboose · Jan 3, 2010

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