The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court issued its ruling today in Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital. The hospital had asked the Court to rule that it had the right to discontinue dialysis treatments for Ruben Betancourt, a patient with a hypoxic brain injury, based on doctors’ claims that prolonging his life was “futile” … Continue reading New Jersey: Appellate Court Issues Ruling in Betancourt v. Trinitas
Good news and appropriate headline from the Hartford Courant: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case I’d like to think that the editors at the paper used the scare quotes on purpose. Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma consistently framed the term that way in her decision to dismiss the case. The article gives an indication … Continue reading Connecticut: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case
Good news from Connecticut – Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma has dismissed the case brought by two doctors – with heavy assistance by Compassion & Choices (C&C) – which sought to decriminalize physician-assisted suicide through the courts. Specifically, C&C, in a bold move, sought to have the court sanction “aid in dying” as a separate … Continue reading Connecticut: Superior Court Judge Dismisses Suit by Assisted Suicide Advocates
Last week, this blog reported about scheduled oral arguments in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the limits on a guardian’s powers – specifically, whether or not guardians have the right to refuse life-preserving treatment – treatment needed to save the life of a person legally lacking decisionmaking capacity and who is neither dying … Continue reading Update on Oral Argument in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Guardianship Case
Next week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in a case we reported on due to an earlier court ruling over a year ago(from the mailing sent out the the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania): Set forth below is a summary of an important new decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court regarding … Continue reading Pennsylvania: New Month, New Oral Arguments in a New State
