Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Controlled Substances Act : Gonzales v. Oregon.

Reviews arguments made by parties, and final resolution, of the Supreme Court case Gonzales v. Oregon, which challenged Department of Justice implementation of regulations under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to prohibit the distribution of federally controlled substances to assist in an indivi...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Reviews arguments made by parties, and final resolution, of the Supreme Court case Gonzales v. Oregon, which challenged Department of Justice implementation of regulations under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to prohibit the distribution of federally controlled substances to assist in an individual's suicide, in light of an Oregon law that permits physician-assisted suicide using CSA-regulated drugs.
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