mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engagein physician-assisted suicide? According to the

First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States, “one hasthe freedom to petition the government for a

redress of grievances.“ The Fourteenth Amendment states, “The Statecannot deprive any person of life, liberty or

property, without due process of law; nor deny any person within itsjurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.“ The

group believes that a terminally ill patient has the Constitutionalright to decide whether or not to end his or her life with

the help of a licensed medical doctor. There have been many cases overthe years where a terminally ill patient who is

mentally competent has made the choice to either partake in physician-assistedsuicide or euthanasia.

“Physician-assisted suicide occurs when the physician provides thepatient with the

act, “Measure 16,” was approved by the voters in 1994. “Renewed effortsat the Legislative level to overturn

to decide to end one’s own life when such complications exist. In conclusion,evidence has shown that the First and

having unprotected sex. So wouldn’t Hall be entitled to have this injusticecorrected? The Fourteenth Amendment

html). In June, 1990, the Supreme Court decided that the parents of32 year old Nancy Beth Cruzan, who had been

prosecution”(http://www.rights.org/ deathnet/open.html). On January31, 1997, a Judge ruled that Charles Hall could

a terminal illness, so severe that one is unable to function independently,life? The government says that it is. Liberty is

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