Notes
1
Ninth Circuit Judge Beezer in the minority dissent of the Glucksberg case, which is discussed under positive law, has used
several examples from history as arguments against killing from St. Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther. His dissent follows
the eternal, natural, and positive law outline to craft his position. This outline is common in western philosophy from Aristotle
to the present day. Rhenquist in the opinion that eventually prevails uses more of a secular common law approach to jurisprudence.
2 Timothy
M. Quills paper Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making, presents the activity of the author, a doctor,
with a terminally ill patient. Diane, the patient, met the outlines points almost to the letter as prescribed by Young. The
author prescribed barbiturates to Diane, who took her own life. It appears she was influenced by the pro-euthanasia philosophy
of The Hemlock Society (Quill 649-651).
3 The
writings by Dick Sobsey as An Illusion of Autonomy: Questioning Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia are an excellent
refutation of The Hemlock Society philosophy and is professional paper quality. Overall I would personally recommend finding
a professional level rebuttal to any work presented by this organization. They are very thorough and professional but so are
the rebuttals if one wishes to be balanced and search.
4
The opinion of the Supreme Court members was as such: 79 F. 3d 790, reversed and remanded. Rehnquist, C. J., delivered the
opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring opinion,
in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined in part. Stevens, J., Souter, J., Ginsburg, J., and Breyer, J., filed opinions concurring
in the judgment.
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