Legal Opinion
Delio v. Westchester County Medical Center
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Anthony J. Cerrato, J.
"Vex not his ghost, O, let his pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world
*207Stretch him out longer.”1
The issue before this court is literally one involving life and death. Whether characterized as "a right to die with dignity” or "euthanasia” or "mercy killing”, more and more courts are being called upon to render decisions made necessary because of modern medicine’s ability to postpone the dying process. (Matter of Quinlan, 70 NJ 10, 355 A2d 647; Matter of Storar, 52 NY2d 363; Matter of Conroy, 98 NJ 321, 486 A2d 1209; Matter of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re QuinlanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Matter of ConroySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Eichner v. DillonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Brophy v. New England Sinai Hospital, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. HarmonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
- Delio v. Westchester County Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Workmen's Circle Home & Infirmary v. FinkNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. HarmonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
- Matter of JobesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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