High Court Reviews Oregon Assisted-Suicide Law
James Bopp R2L advocate "How can one say that congress allowed use of controlled substances to kill patients because they never contemplated the absolutely absurd proposition that states would authorize doctors to actively kill patients rather than treat them?"
Aw, comeon. Seriously? It's not absurd at all. We've been talking about this a long time, and back in the day, people just didn't question much if a doc helped someone die. This line of reasoning is crap. Anyone with a clue in Congress knew damn well states might pass that kind of law.
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O'Conner:
Could a doctor who adminsters a lethal injection in order to carry out the death penalty on a convicted murderer, could that doctor lose their license to practice medicine?
Kennedy
Isn't it odd to have a statutory scheme where the AG could find that doctor could not use a drug that is authorized by state law?
Adkinson (oregon AG)
If states wanted to they could make it legal for docs to prescribe morphine for recreational use. [Wow, this guy is all about state's rights. Not sure this strengthened his arguement, but it's the line they're taking. Get the hell off our laws.]
I also find it interesting that the administration that espouses "judges should not legislate from the bench" and should "follow the word of law as written" are asking the Supreme Court to do just that in this case.
Posted by: Mark at October 9, 2005 2:59 PM