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Article: COURT EXTENDS ASSISTED-SUICIDE BAN WASHINGTON STATE CONTINUES PROHIBITION WHILE JUSTICES DECIDE WHETHER TO HEAR CASE.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- June 11, 1996
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Byline: Laurie Asseo Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is letting authorities in Washington state outlaw doctor-assisted suicide while the state challenges a ruling that struck down the ban.
The justices are expected to say by this fall whether they will resolve the issue for all states. If they agree to hear arguments in the Washington case, doctor-assisted suicide will remain illegal in that state until the court rules - perhaps not until mid-1997.
On Monday, the justices extended an order by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor blocking the effect of a federal appeals court ruling that declared the law unconstitutional.
The ...