NY High Court Rejects Constitutional Right to Assisted Suicide | New York Law Journal

Josefa Velasquez, New York Law Journal

 
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Full Text of Decision:   Myers v. Schneiderman

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“Our Legislature has a rational basis for criminalizing assisted suicide, and plaintiffs have no constitutional right to the relief they seek herein,” the Court of Appeals, affirming the ruling by the Appellate Division, First Department (NYLJ, May 4, 2016) and acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joan Kenney (NYLJ, Oct. 21, 2015).
 
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