Legal Opinion
Lee v. State of Or.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided August 3, 1995No. Civ. 94-6467-HOPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(Equal Protection)
HOGAN, Chief Judge.
In November 1994, Oregon voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative that allows a terminally ill adult to obtain a doctor’s prescription for a fatal drug dosage for the express purpose of ending their life. The Oregon Death With Dignity Act (“Measure 16”) 1 is the first of its kind in this country, and it is an understatement to say that the Act invokes profound questions of constitutional dimension. Plaintiffs claim that Measure 16 violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution (Counts One,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Nordlinger v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States Railroad Retirement Board v. FritzSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Washington v. GlucksbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Compassion in Dying v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Lee v. OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Lee v. OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Oregon v. AshcroftDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2002
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