NY State Appeals Court rules against assisted suicide - unanimously

This is good news , but it doesn't mean assisted suicide cannot be passed legislatively. It simply means there is no right to suicide in the NY State Constitution.

From the decision as covered in the Journal News -

The court ruled 5-0 against the plaintiffs, two of which have died since the lawsuit was first filed two years ago.

"Although New York has long recognized a competent adult's right to forgo life-saving medical care, we reject plaintiffs' argument that an individual has a fundamental constitutional right to aid-in-dying as they define it," the court's opinion read.

Thanks to Ed Mechmann, Director of Public Policy for the Archdiocese of NY, for sending this around -

Incredible good news!! The New York State Court of Appeals has unanimously refused to legalize assisted suicide. Here's the decision: https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/Decisions/2017/Sep17/77opn17-Decision.pdf  This is a gigantic win for the cause of human life. God is great!

 

 

 

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