Oregon Considered - 1/17/2006

Posted by Michael Clapp at January 17, 2006 04:43 PM

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Supreme Court Upholds Oregon's Death With Dignity Act
More than 11 years after Oregon voters became the first in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.

In a 6 to 3 decision Tuesday Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft overstepped his authority in 2001 by threatening Oregon doctors with federal sanctions. Colin Fogarty reports.
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Physician-Assisted Suicide Advocates Happy

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