Washington v. Glucksberg
Significance, Washington Law Challenged, Jack Kevorkian, Further Readings
Petitioner
State of Washington
Respondent
Harold Glucksberg
Petitioner's Claim
That Washington's ban on assisting or aiding a suicide does not violate the Due Process Clause of the Constitution.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
William L. Williams, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Washington
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Kathryn L. Tucker
Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
26 June 1997
Decision
That Washington's ban on assisted suicide does not violate the constitutional rights of terminally ill patients.
Related Cases
- Moore v. East Cleveland, 431 U.S. 494 (1977).
- Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990).
Sources
Cheyfitz, Kirk. "He Breaks His Own Rules: Kevorkian Rushes to Fulfill His Clients' Desire to Die." Detroit Free Press, 3 March 1997.
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