Followup Q: Should a person be prosecuted for suicide assistance? Under what circumstances?
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I might not agree with the current laws in many areas concerning assisted suicide but I do agree with people either following th law or going through legal channels to change the law.
So if the the person who assisted in the suicide did so in a jurisdiction where assisted suicide is legal then of course they should not be and would not be prosecuted but if the assisted suicide took place in a jurisdiction where assisted suicide is illegal then they should be prosecuted.
Assisted suicide laws vary around the US and the world.
I would suggest to any person considering assisted suicide to go to a state or jurisdiction where it was legal. Here in the US a trip to Washington state or Montana would be in order.
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Published: March 4, 2010
SEATTLE — At least 36 terminally ill people died last year after taking lethal medication prescribed by doctors under Washington State’s new physician-assisted suicide law, according to a state report released Thursday, the first since the law went into effect a year ago.
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The laws around the world are changing and one should be very clear on the laws in their jurisdiction to be sure to avoid prosecution.
Published: March 4, 2010 - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/us/05suicide.html?_r=1
Published: December 31, 2009 - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/01/us/01suicide.html
http://www.deathwithdignity.org/
More information - NY Times | Topics | Assisted Suicide
More information - Assisted Suicide Laws in 2010
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"I don't agree with that law so it doesn't apply to me" is a stupid defense.
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