Category Archives: Montana

Assisted Suicide Advocates Advance Exploitation of Elderly Murder/Suicides for Political Gain

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On September 1, the Missoulian published a story that is becoming all-too-familiar, titled “Fire investigation reveals ‘mercy killing in Libby“: An investigation into a house fire in northwestern Montana took a grisly turn when authorities discovered the elderly couple living there were involved in a murder-suicide that police say was meant to be a mercy … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Advocates Advance Exploitation of Elderly Murder/Suicides for Political Gain →

Montana Supreme Court Decision: A Non-Lawyer’s First Reaction

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First, the Supreme Court Opinion in its entirety can be found at this site in PDF format. As to a “constitutional right” and assisted suicide – the court avoided giving a ruling on that at all (but in doing so voided the lower court finding in that regard).  Instead, through some strange permutations in finding … Continue reading Montana Supreme Court Decision: A Non-Lawyer’s First Reaction →

Montana – What Others Are Saying

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I’ve been struggling through the decision by the Montana Supreme Court in Baxter v. Montana.  I’m still trying to get my head around the implications of the specific wording used in the decision – a decision which states there is nothing that currently prohibits physician-assisted suicide in Montana law right now (in the court’s interpretation).  … Continue reading Montana – What Others Are Saying →

Blog Bonanza: Montana and Assisted Suicide

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Last week, this blog devoted some space to the oral arguments held at the Montana Supreme Court over a lower court’s finding of a “constitutional right” to assisted suicide for “terminally ill” people. Since then, there has been surprisingly little discussion about the decision being awaited in Montana. Nevertheless, some people have been moved to … Continue reading Blog Bonanza: Montana and Assisted Suicide →

NY Times: Montana Court to Rule on Assisted Suicide Case (NDY Quoted)

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Tomorrow (Sept. 2, 2009) the Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Montana Attorney General’s challenge of a lower court ruling that defined assisted suicide as a “right.” Today’s edition of the New York Times contains a fairly good account of the stakes – and stakeholders – in the current legal battle in … Continue reading NY Times: Montana Court to Rule on Assisted Suicide Case (NDY Quoted) →