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Right to Die & Assisted Suicide

Also see: Consent and Informed Consent / Privacy

State may ban physician-assisted suicide - Vacco v. Quill, 117 S. Ct. 2293 (U.S. 1997) and Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997)

Supreme Court sets standards for proving refusal of medical care - Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dep't of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990)

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