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New Mexico Appeals Court Rules Assisted Suicide ‘Is Not a Fundamental Liberty’


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By Kelsey Harkness —— Bio and Archives August 12, 2015

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The New Mexico Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling on Tuesday that had created a right for doctors to help terminally ill patients die.
Siding with the state’s attorney general, the appeals court ruled against physician-assisted suicide, and said, “[A]id in dying is not a fundamental liberty interest under the New Mexico Constitution.” The ruling struck down a decision made by the Bernalillo County District Court, which determined, “aid in dying is a fundamental liberty interest.” More...



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