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Article: Decisions to die for. (assisted suicide)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 National Conference of State Legislatures. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Courts, legislatures, medical groups and religious leaders are struggling with the complex question of death by choice.
March 6, 1996 - The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals finds Washington state's ban on assisted suicide unconstitutional. The ruling affects nine states.
* March 8, 1996 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian, prosecuted under a now-expired Michigan law, is acquitted of criminal activity for assisting in the suicides of two patients.
* April 2, 1996 - The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules New York's assisted suicide ban unconstitutional. Three states are affected.
* May 14, 1996 - Kevorkian is again acquitted of any crime for ...