Whose Life Is It?

The Supreme Court’s ruling on Oregon’s assisted-suicide law is a welcome step in recognition of an important principle. The ruling also demonstrates the post-ideological nature of the Court. Appointees for life are clearly less subject to party and political pressures than elected judges. Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, who wrote the majority opinion, is a good example.

The principle that triumphed in this decision was the individual’s right to life – including the right to end it when the time seems right.


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