Montana allows assisted suicide
I’m shocked, and saddened. I expected more from Montana.
Michael Cook, BioEdge.com
The state of Montana has become the third US jurisdiction to allow doctors to participate in assisted suicide. In a 4-3 decision, its Supreme Court held that state law protects doctors from prosecution for helping terminally ill patients die.
However, the decision does not end the debate in Montana, as the court carefully tiptoed around the question of whether euthanasia and assisted suicide are protected by the state constitution. Instead its decision leaves this in the hands of the state legislature. No doubt there will be a debate in the legislature and possibly even a referendum.
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