Quill v. Vacco, 80 F.3d 716 (2d Cir. 1996) (New York statutes criminalizing assisted suicide violate the Equal Protection Clause because they are not rationally related to any legitimate state interest to the "extent they prohibit a physician from prescribing medications to be self-administered by a mentally competent, terminally-ill person in the final stages of his terminal illness" and therefore treat such persons differently from those who terminate life support at the request of terminally ill), rev'd, 521 U.S. 793 (1997).

Authors

Roger J. Miner

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1996

Recommended Citation

Miner, Roger J., "Quill v. Vacco, 80 F.3d 716 (2d Cir. 1996) (New York statutes criminalizing assisted suicide violate the Equal Protection Clause because they are not rationally related to any legitimate state interest to the "extent they prohibit a physician from prescribing medications to be self-administered by a mentally competent, terminally-ill person in the final stages of his terminal illness" and therefore treat such persons differently from those who terminate life support at the request of terminally ill), rev'd, 521 U.S. 793 (1997)." (1996). Circuit Court Opinions. 6.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/circuit_opinions/6